Private Project

72

An experimental film about how my friends saved my life.

  • Valor Aguilar
    Director
  • Valor Aguilar
    Writer
  • Joseph Bucsit
    Music
  • Luke Baird
    Editor
  • Mina Bogedahl
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Drama, Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    250 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Valor Aguilar

My parent's had a theme going when they chose our names; my sisters and I are named Justice, Mercy, Valor and Truth. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from CSULB's B.F.A program in Fall 2020 with an emphasis in animation. I've got two cats, and am absolutely fascinated with how we use narratives to form our identities. Please talk to me about media studies.

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Director Statement

In 2018, I was involuntarily hospitalized for 72 hours (hence the movie title). Upon my release from the psychiatric ward, my close friends came to pick me up. Standing in the lobby, enveloped in a group hug from some of the people I love the most I was glad to be alive for the first time in a long time. I made an animated film about this experience, and in making it, I felt a type of catharsis that was necessary for me to turn my life around. 72 serves as an emotional diary of the past couple of years: my breakdown, the road to recovery, and the friends who saved my life.