THE SON (2020)
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General Information
Completed On: 12 Jun, 2020
Duration: 15 min 0 sec
Genres: Experimental, Fiction
Language: spanish
Country: Venezuela
Submitted By: Pablo Zapata
Festival Rating
A widowed father and his teenage son live in an old house surrounded by thick forest. Both share a passion for hunting and know that the survival in such a hostile context also depends on the handling of weapons. One morning the father says goodbye to his son who is preparing to go hunting alone. The boy despite his young age has some experience. The father cannot help feeling a lot of fear that something could happen to his little one. He gives him a few last tips before leaving and reminds him when he should return home. The boy goes into the forest with his shotgun. The father's head is filled with fears, memories and hallucinations that cause him terrible despair and paranoia. Now the father only clings to the hope that his son will return at the agreed time.
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Directorspablo zapataDirector
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DirectorsMaría Milagros SánchezAssistant Director & Script
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ProducersKarla MontautiExecutive Producer
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ProducersPablo ZapataGeneral Producer
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ProducersLucas A. FerraraExecutive Producer
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ProducersJuan Carlos RengifoExecutive Producer
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ProducersJosé Luis ViscontiExecutive Producer
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ProducersAndrés David SequedaProducer
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ProducersCarmen RivasProducer
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CinematographyAgustino MercadoDP
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CinematographyPablo ZapataDP
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CinematographyDenise ChautempsGaffer
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CinematographySol SammarcoStill Photos and Making Of
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ArtGuadalupe Gómez VerdiArt Direction
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ArtPablo ZapataArt Direction
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ArtKarla MontautiScenography
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ArtJosé Antonio JraigeScenography
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ActorsRuben LezcanoMain Character
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ActorsGisella MissonSecondary Character
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ActorsAgustino MercadoSecondary Character
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ActorsMorganSecondary Character
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Film TypeExperimental, Fiction
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Genresdrama, thriller, surrealistic, author
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Runtime15 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date12 Jun, 2020
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Production Budget9000 USD
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Country of OriginVenezuela
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Country of FilmingArgentina, Iceland, Venezuela
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Film Languagespanish
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Shooting FormatDigital
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorBlack & White
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Golden Sparrow International Film Festival
India
Tamil Nadu
04/05/2021
Winner
International Symbolic Art Film Festival - ISAFF
Russia
Saint-Petersburg
03/27/2021
European Premiere
Official Selection
Tagore International Film Festival - TIFF
India
Bolpur
03/23/2021
Asian Premiere
Winner
Director's Biography
Film Director, Musician & Multimedia Artist from Venezuela based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His current work is based on an artistic investigation about the Perception of Identity and Time that characterises the migratory process in the current Venezuelan exodus.
He studied Arts and Film at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. His cinematographic work has been exhibited and awarded in numerous festivals around the world such as the Human Rights International Festival of Buenos Aires, FINCA International Environmental Film Festival, Industry Boost Competition, Rural Film Festival Arica Nativa, Nottingham International Microfilm, Voices From the Waters International Film Festival, among others.
For several years he has worked as a Human Rights Volunteer in Venezuelan Prisons as a filmmaker and Instructor of Penitentiary Film through the Waleker Cineclub, directed by the well-known documentary filmmaker and social worker Livia Montes. He attended film workshops dictated by filmmaker Manuel de Pedro, the french documentalist François Caillat and acclaimed filmmakers Werner Herzog and David Lynch.
