VIVIANA GÓMEZ ECHEVERRY is a Colombian director, cinematographer and producer. 

She wrote and directed Keyla, her first feature and the short films Exotic Tropical and 16th Birthday; she co-directed the documentary Life Is Sacred by the Danish production company Final Cut for Real. Her feature documentary film „Between Fire and Water“, which she directed and is also responsible for the cinematography, had its world premiere at IDFA 2020 Luminous section.

Viviana is founder and CEO of Viso Producciones, a film production company located in Bogotá, Colombia.

Currently, Viviana teaches cinematography and experimental fiction at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá.

DIRECTOR (selection)

90 minutes, Colombia, 2020 

Produced by Viso Producciones

Co-produced by Señal Colombia

In association with Quillasinga Indigenous Reservation

Camilo is the adopted son of an indigenous couple from the Cocha lagoon in Colombia. He is the only black man in his community and has always felt different. That is why he embarks on a journey in search of his biological origins that will lead him to ask about his double identity of being black and indigenous at the same time.

90 minutes, Colombia, 2017

Produced by Old Providence School

A young woman living on a Caribbean island searches for her father who is lost at sea. When her estranged family comes to help, she must confront their dark past and her new family that she never expected to embrace.

104 minutes, Denkmark/Irland, 2014

Produced by Final Cut for Real

Co-produced by Sant&Usant, Savage Productions,

Elk Film, Iambik Dream Film


Directed by Andreas Dalsgaard 

Co-directed by Viviana Gómez Echeverry and Nicolas Service Staffolani

The fearless Colombian philosopher-politician-teacher Antanas Mockus and his followers struggle for peace in a country with the longest running internal conflict in the world.

This is a story about 4 years and a life time that changed a country. And how learning to lose patiently might make you win.

7 minutes, Colombia, 2013

Produced by Femme Fatal Films

Keyla is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her dad to celebrate her 16th Birthday. Her father has gone fishing and is taking longer than usual to come back.

22 minutes, Colombia, 2012

Produced by Femme Fatal Films

Co-produced by Infrarrojo

Emilio has a band. They are starting to give concerts and to make the dream of sharing their music come true. Violeta, his ex and big love reappears one night destabilizing everything, but giving their relationship a new opportunity. Everything is perfect in Emilio’s life. But destiny intervenes with a dirty play.

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90 minutes, Colombia, 2020 

Produced by Viso Producciones

Co-produced by Señal Colombia

In association with Quillasinga Indigenous Reservation

Camilo is the adopted son of an indigenous couple from the Cocha lagoon in Colombia. He is the only black man in his community and has always felt different. That is why he embarks on a journey in search of his biological origins that will lead him to ask about his double identity of being black and indigenous at the same time.

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90 minutes, Colombia, 2020 

Produced by Doce Lunas Producciones

Directed by Pricila Padilla Farfán

To have or not to have a clitoris is a dilemma for the Embera Chami indigenous women. The fear of thinking that the clitoris will grow and become a penis and that their men will reject them, is what prevents these women from abandoning the practice of female genital ablation.

12 minutes, Colombia, Germany, 2019

Produced by Matumatik Film

Directed by Anton Zarko Wenzel

Juan and Juan want to leave their village but every time that they are about to do it, something unforeseen happens.

95 minutes, Colombia, 2017

Produced by Proyección Films

Directed by Diego Fernando Bustamente

When a film director and a less-than-fortunate actor see the funding and last chance to make their first film crumble , they decide to lie to their best friends and closest collaborators to keep the dream alive, risking a lifelong friendship. .. and their dignity.

85 minutes, Colombia, 2015

Produced by Trompetero Producciones

Directed by Harold Trompetero

Enrique dreams of getting a promotion in his company. When he gets offered a very good position, he has to turn it down due to health issues and ends up with no job at all. His family sees all of his new job endeavor failing. His wife begins to notice strange behaviors in Enrique, coming to think that he is cheating on her and that he is taking drugs. But he really hides a terrible secret that will change his family's history forever.

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13 minutes, Colombia, 2014

Directed by Guillermo Vásquez

A young man from the Bogota punk scene has to chose between his best friend and the girl that he likes; who is more important?

The fearless Colombian philosopher-politician-teacher Antanas Mockus and his followers struggle for peace in a country with the longest running nternal conflict in the world.

This is a story about 4 years and a life time that changed a country. And how learning to lose patiently might make you win.

104 minutes, Denkmark/Irland, 2014

Produced by Final Cut for Real

Co-produced by Sant&Usant, Savage Productions,

Elk Film, Iambik Dream Film


Directed by Andreas Dalsgaard 

Co-directed by Viviana Gómez Echeverry and Nicolas Service Staffolani

The Eternal Night of Twelve Moons

(Feature documentary)

87 minutes, Colombia, 2013

Produced by Doce Lunas Producciones

Directed by Priscila Padilla Farfán

Twelve moons, one year, was the time that the indigenous Wayúu girl, Filia Rosa Uriana, remained locked up. The arrival of her first menstruation marked her entrance. In this long period of isolation, little Filia was subjected to indigenous rituals typical of this culture. Learning to be a woman in her solitude is the great objective of this ancient millennial rite.

14 Chapters, Colombia, 2013

Produced by Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural

Directed by Juan Camilo Ramírez

14 chapters of histories about Bogota’s past and present. Taking place from its most dangerous and its most nostalgic streets to its impudent party zones.

104 minutes, Colombia, 2011

Produced by Incierto Producciones, Infrarrojo

Directed by Juan Camilo Ramírez Escobar

Having a child in Colombia? Its madness! We intend to account for our decision over these 9 months of development and relate how the purest, most sublime action has become 'dangerous', a situation on the verge. Our search is an ultrasound of Colombia from a poignant, critical, and emotional view which may lead us to find why it's worth, despite everything, making life prevail over all things. NEONATAL is a nine month tour in which the future parents face their child's country and everyday culture.

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VIVIANA GÓMEZ ECHEVERRY, together with her associate Sonia Barrera, founded VISO PRODUCCIONES 

 in 2017. The company is currently producing various feature length documentary and fiction films, among 

them Between Fire and Water, The Red Tree and the South African-Colombian co-production Milisuthando.

In 2017 Viviana, together with Raquel Imedio, produced her debut feature film Keyla, which was filmed on the Carribean island Providence in Colombia.

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