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2009 | Color | 3 min

Apolinar is a prisoner in a dark and hostile environment. He decides to change his situation by using his imagination and the few unusual tools he has at hand. The result is both surprising as well as liberating.


Country: México, Turquía
Direction: Papacostas; Andreas “La Mandrágora”, González Alcocer; Emiliano, Llamarada de Petate Colectivo;
Script: Papacostas; Andreas “La Mandrágora”, González Alcocer; Emiliano, Llamarada de Petate Colectivo;
Production: Moheno Plá; César
Photography: Papacostas; Andreas "La Mandrágora", González Alcocer; Emiliano, Llamarada de Petate Colectivo;
Sound: Pérez-pasten Serafín; Marco
Music: Pérez-pasten Serafín; Marco
Art direction: Llamarada de Petate Colectivo;, Papacostas; Andreas “La Mandrágora”, González Alcocer; Emiliano
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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