Lolo

Arturo Madrid, a 76 year old Filipino-American man, reminisces on the hardships, wonders and reality of migrating from the Philippines to the United States.

  • Keone & Mari Madrid
    Director
    VMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
  • Keone & Mari Madrid
    Writer
    VMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
  • Keone & Mari Madrid
    Producer
    VMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
  • Arturo Madrid
    Key Cast
  • Steve Cachero
    Director of Photography
    Dolby/Jacob Collier, Qualcomm, Keone & Mari, Project Home, Petco, Mostra
  • Keone Madrid
    Edit / Color
    VMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
  • Mariel Madrid
    Art / Design
    VMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
  • Keone & Mari Madrid
    Choreography
    VMA nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Disney animated short “Us Again,” Broadway, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS
  • Klara Fejer
    AD / AC
    Cachero Studio, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Ricky Warner
    Gaffer
    Cachero Studios
  • Selene Haro
    Script Supervisor
    "Beyond Babel," "Once Upon a One More Time"
  • Spearfisher
    Music
  • Ankori & Ram
    Music
  • Amber Flynn
    Voice Over Sound Engineer
    Leading Note Studios
  • Kai Goh
    Sound Mixer
    Storymovers, Kinjaz
  • Isidro Rafael
    Off-Camera Dancers
    Beyond Babel, Storymovers
  • Fabian Tucker
    Off-Camera Dancers
    Disney, Beyond Babel, Storymovers, Billie Eilish, Cirque
  • Charina Madrid
    Off-Camera Dancers
    Beyond Babel, Champion, Choreo Cookies
  • Luke Kyle
    PA / Utility
    Cachero Studios
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 7, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Tagalog
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Independent Short Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Documentary Short - Gold / Best Original Screenplay - Bronze / Best Editing - Bronze (June 2021)
  • IndieX
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 30, 2021
    Best Original Screenplay / Best Production Design / Best Indie Short nominee
  • Festigious
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 4, 2021
    Best Indie Short / Best Documentary Short
  • Venice Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 4, 2021
    Best Documentary Short
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 1, 2021
    Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short)
Director Biography - Keone & Mari Madrid

Their ability to tell stories through detailed choreography has permeated beyond the dance world and into theatre, music, film and online platforms. While coming from a dance background, their approach to utilizing human movement in visual and emotional ways, alongside their inventive dance vocabulary, has allowed their work to connect to many.

Notable work includes: Disney’s animated short “Us Again,” Broadway theater shows, starring/choreographing Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” music video, BTS, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar, nominations for best choreography at the MTV Video Music Awards and the UK Video Music Awards, Cirque, “World of Dance,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing With the Stars,” Netflix, Nike, Timberland, Beats By Dre, several Kpop artists, viral videos, multiple champions at major dance competitions and more. Their online work has amassed over billions of views.

Most recently, Keone and Mari co-created, directed and choreographed their first full length nominated Off-Broadway theater dance show, “Beyond Babel” which was a New York Times pick and nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards. They are also directing/choreographing the Broadway-bound “Once Upon a One More Time,” and choreographing the Broadway-bound “The Karate Kid” musical. Keone & Mari recently announced their partnership with Disney for a new animated short film, “Us Again,” told entirely through music and dance. The film is now streaming on Disney+.

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Director Statement

Telling our grandfather's story of coming from a different life in the Philippines to an American one may be, at least to us, the most important thing we may ever document on film. Of course for personal reasons, but also to know there are 2+ million Filipino-Americans and 44+ million immigrant-Americans who will see a story they have similarly lived, on screen. Something very rare and often unseen in American cinema. Especially when Asian voices have often been limited to caricatures and a call to hearing our stories has been brought to the forefront.