ACUITZERAMO

By Miguel Angel CABALLERO

CABALDANA ALCHEMY - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2020

An aging gay Mexican man reaches out to the estranged son of his recently passed partner. The two meet at the emotionally charged funeral, where tensions run high and family secrets are exposed in this film.

Festivals
& Awards

American Pavilion Cannes Film Festival 2020
Best LGBTQ Short
Reeling Chicago International Film Festival 2020
AARP Silver Image Award
aGLIFF, Austin 2020
Audience Award
TIDE Film Festival 2020
Best Screenplay
Sedona International Film Festival 2020
Best Short
Official Latino Film Festival 2020
Best Director
SHORTS MEXICO 2020
Jury Honor (Honorable Mention)
Changing Face Film Festival 2020
Best Short
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama, LGBT
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, USA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 15 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Miguel Angel CABALLERO
    • Writer(s)
    • Miguel Angel CABALLERO
    • Producer(s)
    • Miguel Angel CABALLERO (Cabaldana Alchemy), Luis Antonio ALDANA (Cabaldana Alchemy)
    • Synopsis
    • Salvador, a gay Mexican elder who has lost his partner of 15 years, calls his partner's estranged son, Anthony, to tell him of his father's passing. Unaware of their relationship, Anthony travels from Chicago to a small rural town in Mexico to attend his father's funeral.  As family secrets are exposed, identities and perceptions are challenged.