Guanajuato International Film Festival GIFF 2024

Mexican Short Film

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Director Gabriel Esdras Hernández Morales

Year 2024

Runtime 30 min

Country Mexico

Language Spanish

Subtitles English

Synopsis

Fugazi and Albatross, two young people without a future, spend their days watching their city being taken by soldiers. Meanwhile, in the darkness of the streets, a revolution is arising in the form of punk music concerts.

Screenings

15:00

Auditorio Mateo Herrera

Official Selection Mexico 1

Friday 19.7.

16:00

Auditorio Miguel Malo | Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante"

Official Selection Mexico 1

Monday 22.7.

14:00

Teatro de la Ciudad

Official Selection Mexico 1

Friday 26.7.

Cast and crew

Director Gabriel Esdras Hernández Morales

Producer Rodrigo G. Valdivia, German Torres

Writer Gabriel Esdras Hernández Morales

Cast Ruth Ramos, Jaime Bernache, Marcela Lizbeth

Editor Gabriel Esdras Hernández Morales

Music Abraham Vilchis, Ven y Mira Hernández Morales, Los Monjo Hernández Morales, Sebastián Santana

Sound Sebastián Santana

dop Gabriel Esdras Hernández Morales

Art Director Daniel Luna Hernández Morales

Director's bio:
Born in the Mezquitán neighborhood in Guadalajara. At the age of 20 he directed his first short film, Él, detrás del arma, winner of FICG 38, and official competition at FICM 21. Winner of the CECA 2022, Grodman 2023, Young Creators 2023 grants as well as support for the production of fiction feature films for his debut film, Una temporada en el infierno. At the age of 22, he directed his second short film Elevación, official competition at Cannes 77, FICG 39 and GIFF 27.