Morelia International Film Festival

Synopsis:

Bonfires In The Sky is a statement of three interlaced histories, which develop in an old vicinity that is I appear of being destroyed and the prominent figures meet in the need to remove the one that has been his(her,your) only(unique) home(fireplace), leaving in each one emptiness, uncertainty, loneliness and diverse questions of his(her,your) own(proper) life.

Screenwriter: César Salgado Alemán

Producer: Fabiola de la Rosa

Production Company: Perro Negro

Cinematographer: Manuel Salgado Alemán

Editor: César Salgado Alemán

Production Designer: Josue Aguilar

Sound: Gepeto

Filmography: Sagrado corazón (2007 ), Caraca (2006), De quién es el cielo (2004)

Awards: Mejor Cortometraje, Mejor Director, Festival Decomunisart, Puebla, México 2008.

Director's Cut

César Salgado Alemán
Fogatas en el cielo

Is this your first time at the Morelia International Film Festival?
Yes, the first time.

Is the 7th Morelia International Film Festival the first festival your film has participated in? If not, please describe the film’s trajectory at other festivals and the recognition it may have received? For example, the Huesca International Film Festival 2008 (Special mentioned).
Festival Decomunisart in Puebla , Puebla. (Best Short Film); Festival de Toluca (Official Selection ); Expresión en corto (Official Selection); Short short fest Mexico City (Official Selection)


How did you become interested in the theme of the film?
The street, the school of life, and the people we find in the barrios and lost neighborhoods in the city always leave a feeling of faith, hope and desolation.

What was the biggest challenge you faced making the film?

Working with children is a great challenge and a great learning experience.


5.  What are your expectations for the Morelia International Film Festival?

I think everything that any director or filmmaker who is just beginning in this marvelous world of film [would hope for].

What kind of films, in terms of genre and subject matter, would you like to keep making?
Genre: Suspense and magic realism. Themes: everything to do with social issues and death.