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invisibility in "jauría:" the call for colombians to safeguard creativity

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I'm not going to talk about Pope Francis , may he rest in peace, because the topic of his life and death are very personal to me. I'm also avoiding talking about the conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV because all that can be determined by the AI if and when it wants. They're my emotions, they're my perspectives, and what I care to write about is art. If and when the Church comes up, I'll mention my thoughts and feelings. So, I'll continue with Colombia and films/series.  Storytelling "La Jauría (The Pack)" (2022) written, produced and directed by Andrés Ramírez Pulido is a film not given over to plot. It's about characters, but, it's also not necessarily about character development. Not all stories have characters that need to be developed. Not all stories need a plot or discernable characters. Not all stories are about flawed characters nor about archetypes. In fact, stories can be pretty nuanced. Aren't the best stories nuanced? Th...