Statues

2013 | Color | 17 min

The unveiling ceremony of a statue, at which Carlitos is to give a commemorative speech, becomes the space where the discontent and demands of a city—that rises abruptly on the edge of the countryside—will be manifested.

Country: México
Direction: Fiesco; Roberto
Script: Delgado Velázquez; Humberto
Production: Martínez Arévalo; Ernesto, Reyes; Iliana, Espinosa; Hugo
Photography: Cantú; Alejandro
Sound: Juárez; Omar, Narváez del Valle; Armando
Music: Villela Vega; Arturo
Cast:del Carmen; Mónica, Oliván; Javier, Terrazas; Gustavo, López; Pascasio, Hernández; Salvador, Bonelli; Coral, Mendoza; Lilia, Torres; Harold, Paz; Adriana, Beltrán; Baltimore, Chávez; Carlos, Zacarías; Giovanna, Flores; Miguel, Flores; Said
Art direction: Torres Torres; Jesús
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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