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Hunger

A child is being tormented by a voracious well demanding food from him. But as he proves unable to satisfy its hunger, he drags himself to find another way of feeding it.

  • Carlos Meléndez
    Director
    director
  • Carlos Meléndez Meléndez
    Writer
    writer
  • Mar Mercado
    Producer
    producer
  • Tim Luna
    Producer
    associate producer
  • Marius Henry Hoyo
    Producer
    co-producer
  • Damian Rodríguez Martínez
    Key Cast
    "boy"
  • Evan Zahid Parra Sánchez
    Key Cast
    "brother"
  • Lilia Mendoza
    Key Cast
    "mother"
  • Juan Pablo Villa
    Music by
    composer
  • Dan Zlotnik
    Music by
    composer
  • Arturo Chu
    Cinematography by
  • Freddy Noriega
    Editing by
  • Charo Cruz
    Casting by
  • Maria Compean
    Art direction
  • Sofía Compean
    Art direction
  • Libertad Mardel
    Costume
  • Adam Zoller Zoller
    Makeup
  • David Godinez
    Visual Effects
  • Lex Ortega
    Sound design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Hambre
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital DCP available
  • Aspect Ratio:
    17:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Tim Luna
    Sales Agent
    Country: Mexico
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Carlos Meléndez

A graduate of NYFA Los Angeles in Directing, Editing and Scriptwriting, Carlos Meléndez has directed nine short films, including Chalino Rivera (2008), Silver Star (2009), Beast (2010), Red Light (2011), The Host (2013), Clickbait (2018) all of which screened at international film festivals.

His first feature film, After School (2014), was also Carlos’s directorial debut in the USA, and won Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Feature Film awards at the Encuentro Mundial de Cine 2014.

Hysteria (2016), Carlos’s second feature film, celebrated its world premiere at the Merida Yucatan International Film Festival 2016, and won the Best Director award at the Macabro International Horror Film Festival 2016 in Mexico City, as well as Best Drama Feature Film at the Sydney Indie Film Festival 2016.

He directed 3 episodes for The Unknown Hitman (2019) streaming on Netflix worldwide.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2107231/

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Director Statement

"Hunger was influenced by Fairy Tales and became a tale of magic realism. An allegory about misery, hunger and the actual state of our civilization. I want to break the barrier of language by making a film with no dialogue that recalls the origins of cinema and the power of telling a story." - Carlos Meléndez