Paradisio

2013 | Color | 22 min

Michel, a young aristocrat, is mourning the recent suicide of a close friend through a journey into the emptiness and the violence of his environment.

Country: México
Direction: Ruiz Patterson; Rodrigo
Script: Ruiz Patterson; Rodrigo
Production: Hofmann; Henner, Pardo; Liliana, Bukantz; Karla
Photography: Ahumada de Mendoza; Argel
Sound: Palomino; Luis
Music: The Hunting;
Cast:Ponce de León; Xabiani, Romo; Ximena, Caballero; Jorge, Spiders; Roxy, Owen; Lisa
Art direction: Cantú; Federico, Urtuzuástegui; Mihaya
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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