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La Ráfaga (The Gust)

Weeks after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, a lonely middle-aged man finds himself obsessing with his squatter neighbor, a young closeted and tormented athlete who insistently pursues his attention. The movie deals with fragility issues of living in a forgotten paradise, in the world's oldest colony, still half-torn, half-supported, with half-citizens, half-gods, and half-demons. Recipient of multiple international awards for Directing, Acting and Best Short Film.

  • Edgar Garcia
    Director
  • Hector Enrique Rodríguez
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La Ráfaga
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 9, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Puerto Rico
  • Country of Filming:
    Puerto Rico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Edgar Garcia

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Edgar is a UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television alumni. During his years as an actor, he worked with several theater companies across the USA, including LATEA in NY and the Denver Center Theater Company. Edgar has written and directed television series in PR, premiered several Spanish language versions of well-known theater pieces (Sondheim's Into the Woods/Dentro del Bosque) and most recently directed the awaited revival of the classic Latin American musical La Verdadera Historia de Pedro Navaja, as well as the first bilingual version of Lisa Loomer's Living Out (Casa Ajena). As a writer, in 2016 Edgar received the IBEREX, a Spain Education and Culture Ministry Grant to become part of the world famous Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid and worked with IBERMEDIA Spain to develop a full-length script (Lovelí) about political corruption and human trafficking. Edgar's short film "La Ráfaga (The Gust) is now an award winning film. Presented in several film festivals around the world, including Roze Filmdagen, Outshine, Reeling Chicago, Rincón International Film Festival and Dances with Films in Los Angeles. Most recently, Edgar collaborated in the post-production and soundtrack for the film version of West Side Story, Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner. Edgar is a professor at the University of Puerto Rico Drama School.

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Director Statement

Multidisciplinary artist committed to the inception of work in Theater, Film, and Television that increases the representation of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+ and all layers of diversity within.