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JAVIER CASTRO MÁRQUEZ
SCREENWRITER - FILM DIRECTOR EDITOR - MAKER

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Punta Cana
2015
Short film
Screenwriter - Director - Co-producer
Producer: Diego F. Leal
Storyline: Agustín (75) wants to help his ill with Alzheimer wife to remember him, and organizes a travel to Punta Cana (where they had their first honeymoon). But some things end up being harder than he thought.
Punta Cana is my first professional work. It is a co-directed and co-written film by Mariana Vargas, a college classmate, and me. We researched, studied films, read books references for the story, and worked on the script for more than a year before shooting the film.
In this project I put in practice for the first time all my knowledge in filmic language. We wanted it to transmit the density of the relation. How some days in that marriage felt really long in their old house, but at the same time, how stressful could be a place like an airport for them.
The communication between the couple and how much anxiety could Angustín bear before losing his mind, were aspects of the story that concerned us. It was important to represent their actions and conversations in the rawest way.
Short-film: https://vimeo.com/262058267
Pass: 9403

Guadalajara International Film Festival
Bogoshorts Film Festival
Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de la Plata
San Diego Latino Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Escuelas de Cine (Uruguay)
Roma CinemaDoc
Solo para Cortos (Barcelona)
Los Angeles Cinefest
NOMINATIONS AT FILM FESTIVALS
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