Cardboard Heart - Directed by Catalina Ferreira Martín

Project Type: Animation Short Film

Project Title: Cardboard Heart (Corazón de Cartón)

Brief Synopsis: Corazón de Cartón is an act of resistance through beauty. A way of turning reection into a heartbeat. An invitation to see cardboard as a symbol, and to look at a world so unequal, so painful, and so human with new eyes. This short lm, with cardboard as its central material and protagonist, tells the story of a father who sells his kidney

to feed his son—one of the most brutal expressions of extreme inequality.

Runtime: 1:59

Completion Date: March 2026

Country of Origin: Colombia

Language: No dialogue

Credits

A Film by

Catalina Ferreira Martín

Written, Directed, Animated, Illustrated and Edited by

Catalina Ferreira Martín