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Gravitante

Gravitante.
A series of four short films inspired by the poem “Gravitación”, written by the Mexican Juan José Arreola (1918-2001).
During the confinement in Mexico City (2020) the man who comes from the dark side of the moon, arrives at a new land in an untiringly search for love, while he wanders around the empty, bleak streets of a huge city. His logbook will lead him to an introspective journey.
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Episode1: "En si mismo"
Episode2: "Contemplación"
Episode3: "Los Abismos Atraen"
Episode4: "Revelación"

  • Jairo Guerrero
    Director
  • Jairo Guerrero
    Writer
  • Jairo Guerrero
    Producer
  • Illuminati by Jairo Guerrero
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Gravitante
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Sci Fi, Drama, Music, Short, Serie, romance, suspense, cineart, indie
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 35 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jairo Guerrero

Creative Consultant, Electronic Musician, Latin Grammy Member, Record Label Head, Sound Explorer, and Visual Artist.
He has over 25 years of experience in the advertising field, holding roles as a Creative Director and Art Director in various advertising agencies in Colombia and Mexico, where he currently resides.
A lover of music, poetry, electronic rhythms, photography, radio narrative, sci-fi cinema and experimental films, he has earned many awards in advertising, music, photography and radio areas during his career.
In the electronic music scene, he has become a point of reference in Mexico, where he was granted the award for the best House Music Producer, by the DWMC Awards. He is also the creator of the music project Techxturas Sonoras, with which he pays a tribute to the Mexican literature by means of electronic music composition. As part of this project, at the beginning of 2020, the record “Techxturas Sonoras, a tribute to the Mexican poet Juan José Arreola (1918-2001)” was released. This is the first one of a long lasting musical project, which is now expanding to the film world when presenting “Gravitante”, a series of four short films inspired by the poem “Gravitación” written by Arreola.

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Director Statement

I believe that the electronic music and culture are connected. As artists, we have a mission: to use the new media language - electronic music for example - to transmit the cultural values to new generations.