My friend Naim
Alba an 8 year old girl who lives alone with her father, comes out one night to throw away the garbage. In a dark alley, next to the containers, she meets Naim, a South African immigrant. Two different worlds will come into contact to show that... Has friendship no age, color or borders? In the Universe we are all connected; but sometimes capriciously.
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José Luis López OrtizDirector
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José Luis López OrtizWriter
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Jesus PucholWriter
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Alejandro López GiménezProducer
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José Luis López OrtizProducer
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Candela MorenoLead CastAlba (the girl)
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Roland FossoLead CastNaim (black immigrant)
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Jesus PucholLead CastAdolfo (Alba's father)
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Project Title (Original Language):Mi amigo Naim
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:fiction, drama, social, racism, poverty, childhood
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Runtime:12 minutes
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Completion Date:February 25, 2017
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Production Budget:25,600 EUR
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Country of Origin:Spain
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Country of Filming:Spain
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Short Film Corner CannesCannes
France
May 22, 2017
Mondial Cannes -
Los Angeles Cine FestLos Angeles
United States
May 31, 2017
Winner May 2017 -
Los Angeles Cine FestLos Angeles
United States
FINALIST May 2017 -
Etranger Film Festival (Italy)Gioia del Colle
Italy
June 8, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION -
Festival Internacional De Filmets De BadalonaBadalona
Spain
August 20, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION -
ACAFilms Low film festival (Brazil)São Paulo
Brazil
July 8, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION -
Sant Andreu de la Barca Int. Film FestSant Andreu de la Barca
Spain
SEMI FINALIST -
Social World Film FestivalVico Equense (Napoli)
Italy
July 28, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION. Nomination Critics Special award and the best short -
Social World Film FestivalVico Equense
Italy
WINNER THE BEST SHORT 2017 EDITION -
International Film Festival GuayaquilGuayaquil
Ecuador
September 16, 2017
South America
BEST SHORT Film FINALIST OFFICIAL SELECTION -
8TH BOGOTÁ CITY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FILM FESTIVALBogota
Colombia
November 16, 2017
FINALIST OFFICIAL SELECTION -
LAIFFALos ANgeles
United States
SELECTION -
68th MONTECATINI Int. Short Film FestivalMontecatini
Italy
October 21, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION -
Festival de cine de ZaragozaZaragoza
Spain
OFFICIAL SELECTION -
Festival Internacional Del Cortometraje FICArgentina
OFFICIAL SELECTION -
Muestra de Cine Internacional de PalenciaPalencia
Spain
February 28, 2018
WINNER
While other children played ball and ran along the streets, Jose Luis Lopez was a child who liked to observe everything that happened inside and outside his world.
Drawing, coloring, painting, constructing and photographing, from time to time, with his father's "Werlisa Mat" camera, were part of the everyday doing that would somehow mark the rest of his career as an artist.
A degree in Fine Arts, a degree in audiovisual production and a Master's degree in marketing and communication, José Luis has developed his entire career as an advertising creative, audiovisual producer and press editor.
Many years ago José Luis lay aside the brushes and the color palette, but these have accompanied in silent for the rest of his life. The lights, the cameras, the publicity and the publishing world have been able to fill the void all these years. But there is always something inside the artist people that keeps him expectant, attentive to the dictates of his heart.
At the age of 52, he debuted with his first short film "Mi amigo Naim", obtaining 25 selections and 5 international awards. And now he presents "The T-Shirt" a new short film, in which he resorts to the visual metaphor to continue deepening his cinematic path of social and educational style, which has brought him repercussion and recognition.