SYNOPSIS

A coming-of-age ritual defines the relationship between a thirteen-year-old boy and his estranged father.

SELECT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• Winner, Directors Guild of America Student Award
• Winner, Panavision Limelight Award
• Winner, Special Mention, Tirana International Film Festival
• Official Selection, Tribeca International Film Festival
• Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Depending when found, Miguel Alvarez is an engineer, writer, photographer, graduate student, or award-winning filmmaker. His work has screened throughout the United States, garnering prizes and gathering critical acclaim along the way. In addition to writing and directing, he has produced short films for New York film artist Raul Castillo and recent Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award recipient Cruz Angeles. Pursuing an MFA in Film Production, he is the recipient of the Robert Rodriguez/Elizabeth Avellán Award and Warren Skaaren Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin. He has also received awards from the Directors’ Guild of America, Panavision’s Emerging Filmmaker program, the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund for his previous films, TADPOLES, VETERANS, and KID. He is currently editing his latest short film, MNEMOSYNE RISING, and developing his first feature script, ATLANTIC CITY.

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SHOWTIME

SAT. 11/14 at 7:00PM
Tillie Lewis Theatre

TICKETS

FREE ADMISSION

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CAST AND CREW

Screenwriter: Miguel Alvarez
Producer: Juliet Dervin
Cinematographer: Naiti Gámez
Editor: Estemiko Bashi
Production Design: Ceci Norman
Music: Brian Ramos
Sound: Chris McInroy
Principal Cast: Juan Meraz, Felix Solis

SOURCES

Print Source and Production:
Miguel Alvarez
PO Box 6172
Austin, TX 78762
mig @ estebandido.com
512-791-9134