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Juliano Castro

El Cementerio Se Alumbra
The Cemetery Lightens

Logline
A radio announces that Havana and nearby towns have fallen. Hundreds of young people dance in a bunker while a man whispers biblical verses at a railway station. Life explodes on a night of death.
Talent
Juliano Castro
Role of participant
Editor
Director
Luis Alejandro Yero
Producer
Rafael Urban, Luis Alejandro Yero
Screenwriter
Luis Alejandro Yero, Natalia Medina, Juliano Castro, Bianca Martins, Daniela Fung-Macchi
Status
finished
Year of production
2018
Running time
14 min
Genre
Documentary (Hybrid)
Country of Production
Cuba
Production Company
EICTV Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, San Antonio de los Baños, CUBA
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Festivals and Awards

Best Short Film at Mar del Plata Film Festival – Argentina, 2018
Best Short Film at FICUNAM – Mexico, 2018
Best Documentary Short Film at FIC Gibara – Cuba, 2019
Havana International Film Festival – Cuba, 2018
Muestra Joven – Cuba, 2018
Jeonju Int’l Film Festival – South Korea, 2018
Olhar de Cinema, Curitiba Int’l Film Festival – Brazil, 2018
DocumentaMadrid – Spain, 2018
Frontera Sur – Chile, 2018
Neighbouring Scenes, Film Society of Lincoln Center – USA, 2019
Sheffield Int’l Documentary Festival – UK, 2019