Kettling
Facing the 2020 pandemic alone, Carlo reaches boiling point.
When COVID-19 arrives in 2020, Carlo finds himself alone and confined to his home, where he has to deal with the mental and physical health struggles faced by many during the pandemic.
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Alan Del CastilloDirector
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Alan Del CastilloWriter
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Alan Del CastilloProducer
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Alan Del CastilloKey Cast"Carlo"http://www.imdb.me/alandelcastillo
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:4 minutes 36 seconds
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Completion Date:May 30, 2020
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Country of Origin:Mexico
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Country of Filming:Mexico
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16.9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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One Location Film FestivalHermosillo
Mexico
September 10, 2020
Wold Premiere
Winner - Best Micro Short -
Humano Film FestivalTijuana
Mexico
September 17, 2020
Winner - Best "Planeta Humano" National Short -
Moonrise Film FestivalHermosillo
Mexico
October 31, 2020
Winner - Best Micro Short -
European Film Festival Mainstream & UndergroundMoscow
Russian Federation
October 2, 2020
Winner - Best Actor -
Arrow International Film FestivalAniche
France
September 12, 2022
Winner: Best Covid-19 Film -
Zero Degree Film ContestMohali
India
October 20, 2020
Winner - Best Debut Filmmaker -
Wallachia International Film FestivalBucharest
Romania
Winner - Best COVID Film -
Open Window International Film ChallengeKolkata
India
Winner - Best Quarantine Film -
Cift Festival of TorontoToronto
Canada
Winner - Best COVID19 Film -
MP Film Awards
United States
March 7, 2021
Winner: Best Performance -
1st Monthly Film FestivalBelgrade
Serbia
Winner - 2nd Best Quarantine Film -
Latino & Native American Film Festival
United States
April 22, 2021
Winner: Best Social Impact Film -
LAHFF London Arthouse Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
Winner: Best Achievement Award -
Bharat International Film FestivalMumbai
India
Winner: Best Covid Cinema -
Thessaloniki Free Short Festival
Greece
August 29, 2021
Winner: Best Quarantine Film -
ADIFF - Actor & Director AwardsSaint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
May 31, 2021
Winner: Best Male First-time Director -
GIMFA - Gralha International Monthly Film AwardsCuritiba
Brazil
September 1, 2021
Winner - Best Costume Design -
Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
May 25, 2021
Winner: Best Actor/Best Trailer -
Art Film AwardsSkopje
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
March 30, 2021
Winner: Honorable Mention -
Couch Film FestivalToronto
Canada
June 30, 2021
1st Runner-Up Quarantine -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
Winner Honorable Mention: Actor/Super Short Film -
Berlin Flash Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
Outstanding Achievement Award -
Manchester Lift-Off Film FestivalManchester
United Kingdom
March 1, 2021
Official Selection -
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film FestivalRhode Island
United States
Semi-Finalist -
Top Indie Film AwardsTokyo
Japan
February 6, 2021
Nominee: Most Terrifying/Nominee: No Budget Spirit -
VortexEstado de México
Mexico
September 24, 2020
Official Selection -
Venice Film Awards - Monthly CompetitionVenice
Italy
Official Selection: Super Short Film -
European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)Amsterdam
Netherlands
Semi-Finalist -
Prague International Monthly Film FestivalPrague
Czech Republic
Finalist: Short Film/Director Short Film -
Košice International Monthly Film FestivalKošice
Slovakia
Finalist: Short Film/Director Short Film -
Crown Wood International Film FestivalKolkata
India
Official Selection: Short Film -
Cine del Mar 13Punta del Este
Uruguay
Official Selection -
FICKIN Festival International de Cinema de KinshasaKinshasa
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
November 10, 2020
Official Selection -
Festival de Cine FENACIRSan Luis Potosí
Mexico
Semi-Finalist -
Refugees Welcome Film FestBerlin
Germany
Official Selection -
11th Undergorund Cinema Short Film AwardsDublin
Ireland
November 7, 2020
Official Selection -
Piriápolis de Película 17Piriápolis
Uruguay
Official Selection -
International Art Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
November 20, 2020
Official Selection -
Canadian Cinematography AwardsToronto
Canada
Semi-Finalist -
Anatolia International Film FetivalIstanbul
Turkey
October 23, 2020
Finalist -
New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA)New York
United States
Semi-Finalist -
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
October 23, 2020
Official Selection -
Mumbai International Cult Film FestivalMumbai
India
December 5, 2020
Official Selection -
Hidalgo Film FestPachuca
Mexico
November 26, 2020
Official Selection -
Rolling IdeasTargu Mures
Romania
Official Selection -
FFTG AwardsNew Yoyk
United States
Official Selection -
16 Festival Transterritorial de Cine UndergroundBuenos Aires
Argentina
Official Selection -
LatinUy 12Punta del Este
Uruguay
Official Selection -
GRACE International Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
Official Selection -
Gandhara Independent Film FestivalKarachi
Pakistan
Official Selection -
Le Prince International Film FestivalCaracas
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Official Selection -
CINEGATE Film Festival & Aurora Crystal AwardsBerlin
Germany
Official Selection -
International Film Festival of AhmednagarAhmednagar
India
March 5, 2021
Semi-Finalist -
London Indie Short Festival of 24 FramesLondon
United Kingdom
January 16, 2021
Official Selection -
New York Istanbul Short Film FestivalNew York
United States
January 23, 2021
Official Selection -
Iconic Images Film Festival
Lithuania
January 20, 2021
Finalist -
MLC AwardsWisconsin
United States
March 22, 2021
Nominee -
Moinho Cine FestPorto
Portugal
April 1, 2021
Official Selection -
Vesuvius International Film FestivalCampania
Italy
February 27, 2021
Official Selection/Finalist -
Festival Internacional de Cine de TequilaTequila
Mexico
April 15, 2021
Official Selection -
OBT - Only the Best Film AwardsMiami
United States
May 5, 2021
Official Selection/Finalist -
Niagara Falls International Short FestivalNiagara Falls
United States
March 26, 2021
Official Selection -
International World Film FestivalKosice
Slovakia
June 30, 2021
Officlal Selection -
RTF Realtime International Film FestivalLagos
Nigeria
July 20, 2021
Semi-Finalist -
Aporia International Village Film FestivalGangwon
Korea, Republic of
December 15, 2021
Official Selection/Quarter-Finalist -
International Short Film Festival Pune India 21Pune
India
December 6, 2021
Official Selection -
Golden Giraffe International Film FestivalNice
France
July 5, 2022
Official Selection -
Indigo Moon Film FestNC
United States
October 8, 2021
Official Selection -
RIMA - Rio de Janeiro International Bi Monthly AwardsRio de Janeiro
Brazil
December 10, 2021
Official Selection -
Shorts MexicoMexico City
Mexico
September 1, 2021
Official Selection
Alan Del Castillo began studying acting at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in the UK. In his native Mexico, he also studied Acting at Asociación Mexicana de Cineastas Independientes (AMCI) and Method Acting with René Pereyra. He studied dubbing with Esteban Siller (SIGE Produciendo) and took directing workshops with Luis Mandoki (Sociedad de Directores).
As a film actor, Alan has been directed by Gabriel Retes (La Revolución y los Artistas/La Réplica), Armando Casas (Malacopa), Peter Greenaway (Eisenstein in Guanajuato), Paul Weitz (Bel Canto), Sam Mendes (Spectre), Leonardo Arturo (Cometa), among others.
On TV, he has appeared in series such as El Señor de los Cielos, Falsa Identidad, Aquí en la Tierra, Run Coyote Run, Sr. Ávila, Monarca, El Dragón, and Cuna de Lobos.
His first project as director, Kettling, has achieved Official Selection and won Awards in multiple film festivals and was on the 2021 longlist for an Ariel Award nomination (Mexican Film Academy).
http://www.imdb.me/alandelcastillo
When COVID-19 reached Mexico in March 2020, I, like most actors, found myself out of work. To make my time in lockdown useful, and to depict the mental and physical health struggles faced by many, I wrote and shot "Kettling" in isolation.