THE FIRE OF A FIREFLY
Iberoamerican Short Film Contest 52 ED. 2024
Mexico 2023 13' Fiction
Pedro, an indigenous migrant, returns to his village to attend his mother’s funeral. His family ties are destroyed and he prepares to leave. When he learns of the serious problem his brother Ismael is involved in, he decides to stay and face the consequences of his absence.
Augusto Reyes
Augusto (La Paz, Mexico, 1982) is a student in the thesis phase of the Bachelor of Arts in Cinematography with a major in Directing at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, a film school belonging to Mexico’s Ministry of Culture. He also studied a Diploma in Film Screenwriting at the Escuela Superior de Cine y Multimedia ILUMINA. Currently, he is post-producing his documentary short film Nostalgia for the Future and writing his next fiction script for his thesis film exercise at the CCC.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Augusto Reyes
SCRIPT:
Augusto Reyes
PRODUCTION:
Circe A. Rodríguez. Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, A.C.
EDITING:
Augusto Reyes
ART:
Héctor Domínguez
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Isay Peña
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Lolo Magaña
SOUND:
Armando Martínez
CAST:
Pedro Morales, Pablo Morales, Claudia Tehuintle Acahua, Marely Morales, Cayetano Guzmán
CONTACT:
cesar@elccc.com.mx