THE SUMMER OF THE ELECTRIC LION (EL VERANO DEL LEON ELECTRICO) Short Films

Hidden in a house far from the city, Alonso accompanies his dear sister, Daniela. She expects to become the seventh wife of The Lion, a prophet who (according to stories) electrocutes you when you touch him.

Diego Céspedes graduated as a filmmaker from the University of Chile in 2017. In 2015, during the third year of his career, photography and editing of the short film NON CASTUS received special mention from the jury at the Locarno Film Festival and selection in the festivals of Rotterdam, Havana, SANFIC and Valdivia, among others. In 2017, he wrote and directed his first short film, EL VERANO DEL LÉON ELÉCTRICO, which won the Cinéfondation First Prize at the Cannes Festival.

Details

Country: Chile

Year: 2018

Director: Diego Céspedes

Screenwriter: Diego Céspedes

Producer: Paula Araneda

Executive Producers: Alba Gaviraghi, Agosto Cine

Directors of Photography: Thomas Woodroffe, Gustavo Yañez

Editor: Ignacio Ulloa

Production Designer: Amapola Santander

Music: Sebastián Pérez

Cast/Featuring: Lan Fa Salas, Gaspar Gatica, Roxana Naranjo

Running Time (minutes): 22 min

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