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LOLO

LOLO lives alone in Xochimilco and strives to maintain the harvest of a chinampa farm that belonged to their grandfather. Despite the calmness among the crops, LOLO doesn't feel free to cultivate their true self.

One afternoon at the street market, LOLO reunites with an old friend, KAT. In her company, LOLO discovers an open space where they can feel free to be who they are.

  • Ana Gabriela Gutiérrez Salgado
    Director
    PERSONARE (2015)
  • Ana Gabriela Gutiérrez Salgado
    Writer
  • Alex Moreno-Novelo
    Producer
  • Ana Gabriela Gutiérrez Salgado
    Producer
  • Alina Galo
    Producer
  • Mariana Flores Castillo
    Producer
  • Omar Rodríguez (†)
    Producer
  • Rogelio Huitrón
    Key Cast
    "LOLO"
    debut
  • Quetzalli Calvario
    Key Cast
    "KAT"
    debut
  • Julia Castillo
    Key Cast
    "FER"
    debut
  • Joanpy Bautista
    Key Cast
    "SAM"
    debut
  • Laura Miranda
    Cinematography
  • Macarena Hernández Abreu
    Editor
  • Esteban Ruiz-Velasco
    Music
  • Dirogui
    Sond mixer
  • Francisco Pancho Hernández
    Sound Design
  • Luz Sánchez
    Color Correction and Post
  • Mario Maya
    Data manager
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LOLO
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    12,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 18th FOR RAINBOW Festival de Cinema da Diversidade Sexual e de Genero
    Fortaleza, Ceará
    Brazil
    June 22, 2024
    Americas Premiere
    Official Selection, Winner Best Cinematography ("Mejor Fotografía")
  • 20th FEST NEW FILMS NEW DIRECTORS
    Espinho
    Portugal
    June 30, 2024
    World Premiere
    Official Selection, FESTinha sub16
  • 13th RÍO LGBTQIA+
    Río de Janeiro
    Brazil
    July 31, 2024
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 22th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
    British Colombia
    Canada
    September 5, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection, QUEER PIX SHORTS: QUERIDE
  • 36th Vancouver Queer Film Festival
    British Columbia
    Canada
    September 20, 2024
    Canada Premiere
    Official Selection, QUEER PIX SHORTS: QUERIDE
  • 18° Festival Kolibrí de Cine para la Niñez y Adolescencia
    La Paz
    Mexico
    October 4, 2024
    Latin American + Bolivian Premiere
    Mención Especial, Selección Oficial
  • 9th FESTIVAL CUÓRUM
    Morelia, Michoacán
    Mexico
    November 6, 2024
    Mexican Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 6° Festival de Cine de Barrio - FECIBA NORTE 2024
    Norte de la Ciudad de México
    Mexico
    November 16, 2024
    Mexico City Premiere
    Official Selection, Somos Barrio
  • 42° International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!
    Poznań
    Poland
    November 24, 2024
    Eastern Europe + Polish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 17th this human world - International Human Rights Film Festival
    Vienna
    Austria
    November 27, 2024
    Central Europe - Austrian premiere
    Official Selection, exp:∆n:ded shorts
  • 9° Festival Internaciona de Cine de Quito
    Quito
    Ecuador
    November 9, 2024
    Ecuatorian Premiere
    Selección Oficial, Programa II, Justicia y Género
  • 8° Festival Latinoamericano de Cine 3 Margens
    Iguazú
    Brazil
    November 16, 2024
    Selección Oficial
  • 29° Les Gai Cine Mad
    Madrid
    Spain
    November 16, 2024
    Spain Premiere
    Official Selection - International Competition
  • 4° Festival Internacional de Cortometraje MIRADA CORTA
    Ciudad de México
    Mexico
    June 14, 2025
    Premiere Local
    GANADOR / WINNER : Mejor Corto Mexicano / Best Mexican Short + Mejor Actriz / Best Actress
Distribution Information
  • IMAGENIAmx
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV
Director Biography - Ana Gabriela Gutiérrez Salgado

"(CDMX, 1987) Documentarian, writer, and director. Ex-participant of DocuLab.5 in Guadalajara and Buenos Aires DocLab. Ana works with collectives like Candela Cine and La Sandía Digital. She’s directed documentaries such as "Y ES ASÍ (…)" and "LISTA DE ESPERA" -3rd prize, PROCINE 19S contest-. Her short film "PERSONARE" won the Audience Award at Reto DocsMx 2015. LOLO is her first fiction short film.

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PERSONARE, 2015, Audience Award DocsMx IDFF 2015
Y ES ASÍ: UNA MIRADA AL MOVIMIENTO LÉSBICO FEMINISTA EN MÉXICO, 2017, Official Selection LGBT FF Mix México
LISTA DE ESPERA, 2018, 3rd Prize 19S Procine CDMX Contest.
LOLO, 2024, Fiction Short, Awards: 18th FOR RAINBOW IFF, Brazil, Winner Best Cinematography, International short films competition. Official selection: 20th FEST NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS Portugal; 13th RÍO LGBTQIA+ IFF, Brazil; 22th Vancouver Latin American Film festival and 36th Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2024."

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Director Statement

LOLO was born out of an idea and a collective need to tell stories about gender diversity in contexts where they are usually not visible. With the idea of decentralizing culture, identities, the economy, and different ways of living, in other words, speaking about the periphery from the periphery.

With this short film, we propose to talk about gender perspective from a non-binary viewpoint, from those who do not identify as male or female and who also need to be included in conversations about gender equality or parity, by recognizing them not only in the legal sphere but also within society, as gender is a spectrum of multiple possibilities.

For me, LOLO is a declaration of the urgency to reflect individually and collectively on gender, where thinking collectively will propel us individually.

Ana Gabriela Gutiérrez Salgado
Writer, Director, LOLO