Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Mila Caos

Cuba, Germany
2011 — 18' / Color

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Synopsis

Every weekend at an illegal drag show in a suburb of Havana, Sebastián, a 17 year old Cuban teenager, transforms into « Mila Caos ». He suffers from his mother’s indifference and dreams that one day she will see him on stage.

Director Biography

Born 1986 in Bonn, Simon has a German father and a Colombian mother. He studied at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne Germany and the EICTV, Cuba. Since 2006 Simon has realized projects in the fields of Film and Arts in Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Germany and has won several awards.

Director

Simon Paetau

Producer

Simon Paetau

Ute Dilger

Cinematographer

Charlotte Michel

Editor

Ilka Miriam Valdés

Sound

Raynier Hinojosa

Contact

Academy of Media Arts Cologne
Antoniastrasse 5
51105, Cologne, France
+4917683280360
[email protected]