Backside

2025 | Color | 84:10

Backside offers an intimate and lyrical glimpse into the lives of immigrant workers who, starting at 2 a.m., seven days a week, care for the most valuable racehorses in the world. Set in the barns of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, known as the backside, this film observes the connection between humans and animals, revealing the quiet beauty of invisible labor.

Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O.
Script: García-Pardo; Gabriella, Carrasco Hernández; Cristina, Álvarez Astacio; Patricia, Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O.
Production: García-Pardo; Gabriella, Álvarez Astacio; Patricia, Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O.
Photography: Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O.
Sound: Acosta; Odín (OA Sonido Guadalajara)
Music: Ramírez; Brandon
Cast:N/A
Art direction: N/A
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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