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The Nobodys

A poem,
A woman,
A city without work and present.

  • Mauricio Franco Tosso
    Director
    The Second Awakening of the Blindnees, Barrunto, No Christmas Story
  • Mauricio Franco Tosso
    Writer
    The Second Awakening of the Blindnees, Barrunto, No Christmas Story
  • Mauricio Franco Tosso
    Producer
    The Second Awakening of the Blindnees, Barrunto, No Christmas Story
  • Mercy Bustos
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Los Nadies
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Essey, Documentary, Social, Migration, Poem
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 29, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    350 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Peru
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Iphone 4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Mauricio Franco Tosso
    Country: Peru
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Mauricio Franco Tosso

In 2004, I wrote and directed BARRUNTO that won the national award in Peru. Then, I moved to Madrid to improve my ability to direct films. In Spain, I have filmed ZOOMANIDAD and THE SECOND AWAKENING OF BLINDNESS, winning many awards and these films have been selected to important festivals like the Berlin Film Festival. In Berlin, THE SECOND AWAKENING was the only Iberian-American short film selected for competition in 2010. In 2016, i wrote and directed " Untitled Christmas Tale ", a story about Sancho Panza . And " The nobodies " a documentary essay on the work in the elderly. " Samichay " is my debut feature film Project. He has received the support “Ibermedia development program” in 2013 and participated in “la incubadora” section of International Film Festival of Guanajuato in 2014. Currently the project is in the financing stage.

Awards and Film Festivals

“THE SECOND AWAKENING OF BLINDNESS” 10 min.
Screenwriter, Director, Editor & Producer
- Best Actress/ Festival Internacional De CinePropio MEXICO ESPAÑA 2012
- Best Actress/ Festival De Cine Pobre De Gibara Cuba 2012
- Special Mention In The Press/ Festival De Cine Pobre De Gibara Cuba 2012
- 2nd Place Prize/ Busan International Film Festival – Korea 2010
- Prize for Best Director from Casa de América
- Versión Española Award from Spanish Television
- 2nd Place Prize “Ciudad de Alcalá” at the Alcalá de Henares Film Festival “ALCINE”
- Award for Best Director at the 7th National Short Film Festival in Boadilla del Monte
- Berlinale Shorts/ Official Selection Short Film Section, Berlin International Short Film Festival 2010

“ZOOMANIDAD” 6 min.
Screenplay, Director, Producer

• M.A. in Direction from CEU San Pablo
First Prize in San Pablo CEU Creativity Contest 2005 Madrid, Spain

“BARRUNTO” 20 min.
Screenplay and Director

• Award for Best National Short Film at the International Short Film Festival “La Noche de los Cortos” – Peru

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Director Statement

About the movie:

The NOBODYS, It is a film about all those people who are on the margins of society, those who do not score, they are only statistics, the forgotten, those who deserve to live. The Nobodies, is the need to leave a legacy, of belonging, of wanting to be.