THE ABSENTS 2017 | Black and White | 14 min. Direction: José Lomas Herbert Script: José Lomas Herbert Production: Hugo Espinosa Production Company: Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) Photography: Diana Garay Edition: Chuy García Sound: Omar Juárez Music: Eloy Fernando Zuñiga Guinea Cast: Rafaela Arcángel | Víctor Hugo Garrocho Hernández | Luis Mario Salazar | Jaime Alfonso Meraz Sánchez | Aldo Verástegui Art Direction: Daniela Cruz FICM Awards: Renta Imagen Special Award | Mexican Short Film Section Year of participation at FICM: 2017 SYNOPSIS: Rafaelito, a seven-year-old musician, is put to the test: he and two fellow performers are hired to play traditional songs at a wake in a village in the Huasteca region. His major concern is that he only knows three songs.
