Private Project

Blue Hour

Mariano visits the hospital for a prostate exam. China is waiting for the body of her dead husband. They have seen each other in the neighbourhood before. She is craving for a shot of rum to forget, and he has been waiting for an opportunity to get closer to her. They spend the afternoon together, and as the night falls, Mariano makes a proposal that lets them imagine a different life.

  • Zoe Garcia Miranda
    Director
  • Zoe Garcia Miranda
    Writer
  • Lila Falcón/ Ozren Milharcic
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Cuba
  • Country of Filming:
    Cuba
  • Shooting Format:
    red
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Award: TFI Pond5 Program - Tribeca Film Institute
    New York
    United States
  • Award: Instituto Internacional de Artivismo "Hannah Arendt"
    Havana
    Cuba
    November 30, 2020
    Cuba
    Best Short Film
  • Raindance Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Uk Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sao Paulo international Film Festival
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    Latin american short competition
  • Trinidad Tobago International Film Festival
  • Havana International Film Festival
    Havana
    Cuba
    December 13, 2020
    Cuba
    Official selection
  • San Francisco Latino Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
  • San Diego Latino Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    March 13, 2022
Director Biography - Zoe Garcia Miranda

Zoe Miranda is a Cuban filmmaker based between New York City and Havana. Her works are mostly focused on documentary cinema and her films has been exhibited at IDFA, Sundance International Film Festival, Sheffield Doc Fest, Dock Leipzig among others. She received fellowships and grants from IDFA Bertha Fund, Tribeca Film Institute, Ibermedia and Cinergia.

​Zoe graduated from Institute of Art, Cuba in Mass Media Studies and majored in Documentary Cinema from the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV, Cuba).
In addition to his career as a documentary filmmaker she has worked as a screenwriter and Editor for TV series, Fashion, Music videos and documentaries.

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