Edén | Morelia Film Fest

2007 | Color | 14 min

Cyra is a girl who suffers from a strange condition caused by a seed that got stuck inside her body and has started to grow. Her grandfather tries to protect her from rejection and discrimination in the town where they live and takes her to a better place.

Country: México
Direction: Tovar Velarde; Sergio
Script: Tovar Velarde; Sergio
Production: Barrón; Édgar
Photography: Benet; Ricardo
Sound: Espinosa; Enrique
Music: Espinosa; Enrique
Cast:Encarnación; Francisco, Monroy; Esteban, Fareindza; Camila, Ángel Medellín; Miguel
Art direction: Caballo; Cristopher
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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