BARRIO TRISTE
(In Theaters summer 2026)
“Exhilarating, tense, personal, and enigmatic, Barrio Triste is a compelling look at a lost generation in search of salvation, and among this year’s best first features.”
The Film Stage
“This engrossing, weird and wildly original film […] feels like an homage to the people Stillz must know: of the forgotten kids wandering through a world with no consequences, trying everything to pass the time, and find their place within it.”
i-D Magazine
SYNOPSIS
Barrio Triste is set in Medellín, 1987, as a group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed photographer and Bad Bunny music video director Stillz redefines the found footage genre as a haunting, poignant coming-of-age story with a disturbing twist. Set to an awe-inspiring score by Arca and produced by Harmony Korine's collective EDGLRD, the film taps into the anxieties of a youth culture from the margins of history yearning to be understood.
CREDITS
Directed by: Stillz
Executive Producer: Harmony Korine (SPRING BREAKERS)
Producers: James Clauer (BABY INVASION), Eric Kohn (BABY INVASION), Esteban Zuluaga
Cast: Juan Pablo Baena, Samuel Velazquez, Tomas Tinoco Higuita, Bryan Erlin Garcia, Samuel Andres Celis, Brahian Acecedo, Samuel Ruiz, Estiven Salazar, Jose Arley Marin Gonzalez
Founded in 2020. DISCORDIA is an independent, female-founded artist-driven studio & production company that focuses on creating and supporting work by those who seek refuge in images. Filmmakers and frequent collaborators Gia Rigoli, Emiliana Ammirata, Vero Kompalic & Esteban Zuluaga founded DISCORDIA in 2020 to foster talent and support work from underrepresented voices in our communities. They have gained support from renowned organizations such as the Sundance Institute, Locarno, La Biennale di Venezia, Berlinale, Film Independent, the Student Academy Awards, the Producers Guild of America, HBO, and more.
