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April 15th

April 15th is a sensory exploration of memory as a creative act. Starting with the primal image of the maternal, the film quickly spirals into a rhythmic montage of historical fragments—from the lunar surface to the streets of Havana. Utilizing an “unreliable narrator” approach to film editing, the piece discards chronological truth in favor of emotional geography. Here, Sartre wanders through Marrakesh and cities are born from raindrops, proving that the past is not a fixed record, but a filmstrip waiting to be cut.

  • Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez
    Director
    Echoes of Pandemic, April 15th, Superhero
  • Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez
    Writer
    Echoes of Pandemic, April 15th, I don't know who is she, Her
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    15 de abril
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 20, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Cuba
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone, Archive Footage, Photos
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Diminuto Film Festival
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    December 14, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Paris International Short Festival
    Paris
    France
    February 23, 2021
    European Premiere
    Best Micro Short
  • Berlin Shorts Award
    Berlin
    Germany
    March 12, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Vienna Indie Short Festival
    Vienna
    Austria
    March 27, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
    Bali
    Indonesia
    May 8, 2021
    Southeast Asia Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez

Victor Rodolfo Jimenez was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1965. He is a prominent film and television producer, as well as a writer. In the audiovisual field, he has worked in advertising, short films, video poetry and documentaries, some of which have been recognized at International Film Festivals.

His poetry has been published in several magazines in the United States, Europe and Latin America. He is the author of the poetry collections “Seven Cities” and “Ilusorium”, and also has three unpublished manuscripts: “A mammoth in the Backyard”, “Alien Creature”, and “Cassette”. Currently, Victor resides in Miami, where he continues developing his career and exploring new forms of artistic expression.

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Director Statement

Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez is a poet-filmmaker and “crazy editor” of his own history. Born at the intersection of word and image, his work functions as a digital Moviola, where archival ghosts and modern textures collide. Having spent a lifetime navigating the geographies of Cuba and the United States, Jiménez treats the film frame as a sovereign territory—one where rain can build a city and memory is the only honest lens. His films have been recognized internationally for their rhythmic intensity and their refusal to let the past remain static. He currently lives and dreams in Homestead, Florida, where he continues to organize the absurd into art.