Private Project

Christmas Lights

Is life like a busted light bulb?

A young couple compares life in society with the functioning of christmas lights.

  • Angie Loveday Solano
    Director
    Machiavellian, Three Truths, Do Not Press the Red Button
  • Angie Loveday Solano
    Writer
    Machiavellian, Three Truths, Do Not Press the Red Button
  • María José Pereira
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • Kendall Chavarría
    Key Cast
    "Nico"
  • Alejandro Díaz
    AD and Sound
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Luces Navideñas
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    romance, slice of life, holiday
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 19, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Costa Rica
  • Country of Filming:
    Costa Rica
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Pure Magic International Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    January 9, 2021
    Best Short Film
  • ShortScript by FICCH
    Chihuahua
    Mexico
    Best Spanish Language Family Short Film Script
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    Honorable Mention
  • London International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Finalist
  • Tokyo International Short Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Finalist
  • New Wave Short Film Festival
    Munich
    Germany
    Finalist
  • Seoul International Short Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    Finalist
  • Roma Short Film Festival
    Roma
    Italy
    Finalist
  • Paris International Short Festival
    Paris
    France
    Finalist
  • VI Concurso Internacional de Guion de Cortometraje Abcguionistas
    Madrid
    Spain
    Semifinalist
Director Biography - Angie Loveday Solano

Angie Loveday left her native country of Costa Rica to go study math at Seton Hall University in NJ, USA. Although that career path did not work out, it was there that she re-discovered a passion for film that she had left untapped since her elementary school days. Through student projects, she was the recipient two years in a row of the Japanese Digital Storytelling Project Award and had two of her student films "Do Not Press the Red Button" and "Three Truths" screened at the South Orange and Maplewood Film Festival in 2018 and 2019 respectively. She worked as an editing intern with Sundance-winning director Michael Rossato-Bennett for a year before setting out on creating her first web series, "Machivellian". After graduation, she returned to Costa Rica and was selected as a finalist for the Huawei Short Fest 2019 where she was challenged with shooting the script she was selected for, "Languages of Love", by using only the Huawei P30 Pro. She currently holds a Bachelor's in Film Production from Seton Hall University and is working towards her Master's in Fiction TV Screenwriting from the Instituto de Cine Madrid.

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Director Statement

Christmas Lights came from a very personal place after suffering a loss shortly before Christmas time. The twinkling lights gave me some hope in the middle of the grief and I decided to work with those two topics together. Bringing in a lot of my own insecurities and dark thoughts I'd experienced in the past, what came out was ultimately speaking to the beauty of life, despite having visited some dark places before. I want the short film to spread some of that hope and positivity no matter the overwhelming feelings that people may be experiencing, especially during such a difficult time as the pandemic has been.