martinez by lorena padillA
SYNOPSIS
Martinez, a lonely accountant who really prizes his daily monotony, is pushed by his hierarchy to retire. While his life stability is threatened, his neighbor, a woman of his age, is found dead in her home after several days. Although he has never met her, her death will make him realize that his life is still ahead of him.
Original Title: Martínez Country: Mexico Year: 2023 Ratio: 2:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 93 min Language: Spanish
BIOGRAPHY
Lorena Padilla is a NYU/Tisch School of the Arts graduate, sponsored by Fulbright. She produced the documentary The Naptime, which premiered at Tribeca Film Fest and was the writer of 499 which won best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival 2020. Martinez, her feature directing debut, participated at Berlinale Talents ’09, Torino Film Lab ’10 and was supported by IMCINE, Tribeca Film Institute, Filma Jalisco and Austin Film Society Fund.
Filmography
Martinez - 2023
CREW
Director and Screenwriter: Lorena Padilla DOP: Gerardo Guerra Art Directors: Maite Pérez-Nievas, Marianne Cebrián Editors: Liora Spilk Bialostozky Costume Design: Constanza Martínez Sound Design: Alvaro Arce Producer: Georgina González Production: Alquimia Cinematográfica World Sales: Luxbox
CAST
Francisco Reyes, Humberto Busto, Martha Claudia Moreno
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Guadalajara International Film Festival - Guadalajara Construye - Pix-in-Post Award - 2021
Miami Film Festival - Competition - 2023
Cleveland International Film Festival - New Direction Competition - 2023
San Francisco International Film Festival - First Feature Competition - 2023
Entre Dos Mundos Latin American Film Festival of Florence - 2023
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival - Features - 2023
Guadalajara International Film Festival - Mezcal Award, Made in Jalisco - Best Feature Film Made in Jalisco - 2023
CineFestival San Antonio - 2023
Puerto Rico Film Festival - International Official Selection - 2023
Pluk de Nacht Film Festival - 2023
Festival de Cine De Santander - Óperas Primas - 2023
New York Latino Film Festival - International Features - 2023
Calgary International Film Festival - International Narrative Competition - 2023
Biarritz Latin America Festival - Out of Competition - 2023
Gala Film Fest - 2023
Glasgow Film Festival - 2024
Lorena Padilla
Writer-Director