When does the screening of Barrio Triste take place?

The screening begins on Thursday, November 26, 2026, at 19:30.

Where will Barrio Triste be shown?

The film will be screened at the BASTION, Karl-Lange-Straße 53, 44787 Bochum.

How much does the entry cost?

According to the event information, the entry is free.

How long does the film last?

Barrio Triste has a runtime of about 84 minutes. The event is expected to end around 21:00.

Who directed Barrio Triste?

Direction, screenplay, and cinematography are by Stillz, a Colombian-American music video director and photographer.

What music is featured in the film?

The film music is by Arca and accompanies the raw imagery with an intense, changeable sound world.

Barrio Triste in Bochum

Name: Barrio Triste
Start: 2026-11-26T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-26T21:00:00+01:00
Location: BASTION

Barrio Triste: Raw cinema between Medellín, memory, and despair

On Thursday, November 26, 2026, the Kleinste Kino Bochum will screen the Colombian-American feature film debut Barrio Triste by Stillz at the BASTION. The show begins at 19:30 and is free of charge thanks to the special concept of the BASTION.

A camera as the eye of a lost youth

In Medellín in the late 1980s, residents report mysterious lights in the sky. When a reporter investigates the events, a group of teenagers steals his camera. The device moves through a neighborhood shaped by violence, friendship, and survival instinct and becomes a direct observer of their everyday lives.

Found footage meets poetic realism

Stillz combines analog video aesthetics, found footage, social reality, and speculative elements into a distinctive coming-of-age narrative. Long camera movements through narrow alleys, brick houses, and steep slopes create an immediate live atmosphere of the images: raw, flickering, and dangerously close to the characters.

Music as a floating counterpoint

The musical dimension comes from Arca and contrasts the documentary-like imagery with an intense, changeable sound world. Their compositions shift the mood between restlessness, inner emptiness, and almost transcendent moments. Thus, a concert experience for the eyes and ears is created, even though Barrio Triste is designed as a film screening.

A debut with a strong cinematic style

Stillz, who previously worked as a Colombian-American music video director and photographer and has collaborated with Bad Bunny and Rosalía, takes charge of direction, screenplay, and cinematography. The film was produced by Harmony Korine's collective EDGLRD. International critics particularly highlight its uncompromising form, hypnotic imagery, and the blend of social realism and surreal perception.

Conclusion: Cinema as an immediate experience

Barrio Triste focuses on a youth struggling at the edge of history for expression, closeness, and hope. Visitors can expect an intense film evening with an unusual orchestration of image, sound, and atmosphere. Those who appreciate exceptional genre cinema and distinctive stage performance behind the camera will experience a rare, free screening at the BASTION.