Refugio ...From Here to Nowhere

2005 | B/N | 20 min

Refugio, obsessed with her portable TV, walks across dry landscapes in search of a conflict, a climax and a denouement, just like in the movies or soap operas. The problem is that life is not like TV.

Country: México
Direction: Riqué; Paulo
Script: Riqué; Paulo, Riqu; Paulo
Production: Riqué; Paulo
Photography: S Rodríguez; Roberto
Sound: Herrera; Balam, Riqué; Paulo
Music: Villa; Juan Pablo
Cast:Guillén; Francesca, Zaragoza; Daniel, Cecilia Delgado; Ema, Pérez Negrete; Gabriela, Meza; Agustín
Art direction: Saade; Diana
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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