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Always Dani

Jaime is a family father that recently found out that his son, Dani, is transgender. In the process of trying to understand the situation, Jaime battles with his own identity crisis.

  • Rosa Carranza
    Director
    Mr. Turtle (Señor Tortuga)
  • Rosa Carranza
    Writer
    Mr. Turtle (Señor Tortuga)
  • Héctor De La Vega
    Producer
  • Pedro Halil
    Key Cast
    "Jaime"
  • Sharon Leonor
    Key Cast
    "Dani"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Siempre Dani
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming of Age
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • OutWest Film Fest
    Reno, Nevada
    United States
    May 18, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Best Transgender Short
  • Cinema LTDO Film Festival
    Guanajuato
    Mexico
    June 15, 2019
    Mexican Premiere
    Official Selection
  • VISIBLE, Festival de Cine LGBTI+
    Panama
    Panama
    September 7, 2019
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dulcísimo Ovario
    Pachuca, Hidalgo
    Mexico
    September 19, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Monterrey International Film Festival
    Monterrey
    Mexico
    August 15, 2019
    Semi-Finalist
  • Outflix Film Festival
    Memphis, Tennessee
    United States
    October 4, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Cooties Zine Festival
    New York City
    United States
    October 19, 2019
    New York City Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Miradas Locales
    Toluca
    Mexico
    November 6, 2019
    Muestra Oficial
  • Vancouver Island Short FIlm Festival
    Nanaimo, BC
    Canada
    February 7, 2020
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Divine Queer Film Festival
    Torino
    Italy
    March 20, 2020
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Roze Filmdagen
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    March 22, 2020
    Netherlands premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Rosa Carranza

Rosa is a young filmmaker from Mexico City who studied digital filmmaking at SAE Mexico. She is currently enrolled in the screenplay writing program at Vancouver Film School. She is the director of Mr. Turtle, a short documentary that has been awarded the diploma for the best student film in 2018's Jaipur's International Film Festival. Her latest short film is Always Dani, it was debuted in Reno Nevada, at the OutWest Film Festival 2019. There, the short film received the award for the Best Transgender Short. Rosa is currently working on her third short film.

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