Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Primera Comunión
USA / 2007 / 14 min
Director: Daniel Eduvijes Carrera
Producers: Artemecanica: Ozcar Ramirez Gonzalez, Javier Ramirez
Screenwriter: Daniel Eduvijes Carrera
Cinematographer: Amir Galvan, Tomas Morales
Editor: Daniel Eduvijes Carrera
Stealing in order to sustain himself and his mother, Eleuterio, a young outsider, is confronted with the harsh rituals of a rustic Mexican pueblo where cruelty underlies street-life and Catholicism alike.
Eleuterio, un joven forastero, roba para mantener a su madre y mantenerse a sí mismo. En un primitivo pueblo mexicano se ve confrontado con unos severos rituales, donde la crueldad sustenta tanto la vida en la calle como en el catolicismo.
Cast: Marco Antonio Garcia Benitez, Andrea Gonzalez, Adriana Gonzalez, Angel Bustillos Hernandez, Ricardo Martinez Benitez, Alfonso Florencio, Rosa Benitez Betancourt, Leticia Gomez, Alfonso Bravo, Gerardo “el pichicuaz” Martinez
Awards: Jury Award for Best Narrative Short, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, 2007; Jury Special Mention, Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, 2007
Film Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Film Year: 2007
Run Time: 14 min