Synopsis

Darío, a 17-year-old boy from Barranquilla, Colombia has a passion for dance. He loves his Carnival group but has to keep it a secret from his mother, who is afraid that he won ́t grow up to be a „real man“. Instead, she forces him to spend the day working in his uncle ́s shop. Will he be able to dance in the Carnival parade?


Darío (17) es un joven de Barranquilla (Colombia) y su gran pasión es bailar. Intenta mantenerlo en secreto a su madre, quien teme que no sea „un verdadero hombre“. El trabaja en la tienda de su tío a petición estricta de su madre. ¿Podrá Darío llegar en el gran desfile del Carnaval?

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Cast

Darío - Javier Alberto Bula García
Mother - Norelis Nieves Cardona
Girl - Delay Upegui Vélez
Brother - Junior Villarreal Contreras
Uncle - Eldwin Chaparro Solís
Boyfriend - Jean Carlos Calderón
Choreographer – Edwin Jairo Álvarez
Soccer Players – Brandon Palacios, Alejandro Rodriguez, Andrés Lopez
Grandmother – Elizabeth Cuadro Jiménez

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Crew

Directors & Screenplay: Manuel Kinzer / Jorge A. Trujillo Gil
DoP: Alex Bloom -->
Original Sound: Henry Burgos Luna
1st AD: Alberto Lemus
Script/COntinuity: Sindy Torres
Art Direction: Andrés Felipe Arias Jiménez
Make-up/Costumes: Gregorio Sierra
Gaffer: Felipe Amalfi Torres
Electrician: Laura Aleman
1st Assistant Camera: Yasser Elneser
Sound Design: Manuel Vogt
Re-recording Mixer: Lorenz Fischer
Digital Colorist: Daniel Stübner, C.S.I.
Composer: Haraldur Thrastarson
Original Music: Tambo / Álvaro Cardenas y su Conjunto
Line Producer: Rebeca Pérez Franco
Production Assistants: Karen Ahlbrecht, Diana Banquez
Producer: Manuel Kinzer
Production Company: FILMGESTALTEN -->

Festivals

FRAMELINE – San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 2018
PALM SPRINGS – ShortFest 2018
OUTFEST – Los Angeles Int. LGBTQ Film Festival 2018
FICQ – Quito International Film Festival, Ecuador 2018
VILLEURBRANNE – Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne, 2018
LUCAS – Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt 2018
FORLÌ – Sedicicorto International Film Festival, 2018
IRIS PRIZE – Cardiff ́s Int. LGBT Short Film Festival, 2018
TWIST – Seattle Queer Film Festival, 2018
KUKI – Kuki International Shortfilm Festival for Children and Youth, 2018
NEWFEST – New York LGBTQ Film Festival, 2018
FeSanCor – Festival Chileno Int. de Cortos, 2018 - Special Mention of Jury
MIX BRASIL – Sao Paulo International LGBTQ Film, 2018
CHICAGO – Chicago International Children's Festival, 2018
LEEDS – Leeds International Film Festival, 2018


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