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The cricket's song

After my father's death, I pick up the filming sessions we made four years ago, while he reproduced a painting of William Turner. Those images become now revealing and show a true portrait of the relationship we used to have.

  • Pato Bottos
    Director
    Mariela G, Las moscas
  • Pato Bottos
    Writer
  • Rucs Collective
    Producer
    Quiet land, Marina
  • Haliam Pérez
    Producer
    Marina
  • Pato Bottos
    Producer
  • Rubén Margalló
    Producer
    La tierra quieta
  • Diego Casares
    Sound edition
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El canto del grillo
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Family, found footage, documentary, Argentina, private life, home video
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 25, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    MiniDV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ozark Short Films
    Missouri
    United States
Director Biography - Pato Bottos

Pato Bottos (Argentina, 1976) holds a degree in International Relations and a Master in Creative Documentary IDEC – UPF. He was awarded by his screenplays with the First Prize at the New Latin American Film Festival of Las Palmas (2003); special mention at the National Endowment for the Arts (2003) and First Prize at the Argentores National Shortcuts Screemplay Prize (2001). He shot "Mariela G." (2009, 27′), a documentary short that portrays the vicissitudes of a Peruvian sculptor in Barcelona. He was a founding member of Rucs Collective, and he works in the different projects of the group. "The cricket's song" is his second documentary work.

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