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Midna

At a traditional bowling alley in Mar del Plata, Midna is dumped by her girlfriend Dani through a voice message. This triggers in her an episode of anger and violence.

  • Denisse Laub
    Director
  • Francisco Castro Pizzo
    Director
  • Denisse Laub
    Writer
  • Francisco Castro Pizzo
    Writer
  • Denisse Laub
    Producer
  • Francisco Castro Pizzo
    Producer
  • Denisse Laub
    Key Cast
    "Midna"
  • Denisse Van Der Ploeg
    Key Cast
    "Dani"
  • Neven-K
    Key Cast
    "Valeria"
  • Mariam Bakir
    Director of photography
  • Camila León
    Production Designer
  • Félix Marano
    Sound Designer
  • Denisse Laub
    Film Editor
  • Francisco Castro Pizzo
    Film Editor
  • Ignacio Codino
    Film Editor
  • Tomás Krittian
    Film Composer
  • Micaela Amaro
    Director Assistant
  • Sofía Fazio
    Head of Production
  • Prisca Prana
    Costume Designer
  • Mara Villavicencio
    Make-Up Artist
  • Tadeo Pestaña Caro
    Camera Operator
  • El Delirio Cine
    Distributor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Midna
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy, LGBT, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cine Minhocão Festival 2024
    Elevado João Goulart, São Paulo
    Brazil
    April 13, 2024
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • SpringOut! Middle Tennessee LGBT+ Film Festival 2024
    Tennessee
    United States
    April 4, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Places of Cultures Film Festival
    Río de Janeiro
    Brazil
    July 11, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine LesBiGayTrans
    Asunción
    Paraguay
    August 27, 2024
    Paraguayan Premiere
    Best Lesbian Film
  • FICPBA - Festival Internacional de Cine de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
    La Plata, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 4, 2024
    National Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Visibla · Muestra de Cortometrajes de Género y Diversidad
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AIres
    Argentina
    July 26, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 2º Festival de Cine de Ezeiza
    Ezeiza, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    August 10, 2024
  • 10° Festival Internacional de Cine de Comedia – FUNCINEMA
    Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 24, 2024
  • 2º Lobito Festival
    Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    August 31, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Ciclo de Cine LGBT+ · Mundanx Tesis
    Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 13, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 8º El Cecehachero · Festival Internacional de Cine, Videojuegos y Narrativas Audiovisuales
    Ciudad de México
    Mexico
    September 10, 2024
    Mexican Premiere
    Winner - Best International Short Film
  • 11° Festival de Cine Nacional Leonardo Favio
    Bolívar, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 7, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 9º Shnit Festival Internacional de Cortos Buenos Aires
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 9º Shnit Festival Internacional de Cortos Buenos Aires
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 5º CORTES Festival de Cortometrajes LGBTTQI+
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 11º International Queer Film Festival Playa Del Carmen
    Playa del Carmen
    Mexico
    November 14, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Muestra de Cortometrajes · Cinemarplatense.com
    Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    November 11, 2024
  • Festival Tandil Cine
    Tandil, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 18, 2024
    Official Selection
  • International Queer Film Festival Merlinka
    Belgrado
    Serbia
    December 12, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 19° Festival de Cine Inusual de Buenos Aires
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 17, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 1º Festival Competitivo de Cine Lobito
    Tandil, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    November 9, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 3º Utsav International Film Festival
    Mumbai, Maharashtra
    India
    December 19, 2024
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FAA! Festival Artístico Audiovisual
    El Bolsón, Río Negro
    Argentina
    November 28, 2024
    Winner · Best National Short Film + Best Editing
  • 7º Festival Audiovisual Cine En Grande
    Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego
    Argentina
    December 4, 2024
    Special Mention · Best Cinematography (Miriam Bakir)
  • 1º Queer Film Festival Kathmandu
    Kathmandu
    Nepal
    December 6, 2024
    Asian Premiere
    Official selection
  • 5º FOCAT Festival Online De Cine Amateur
    CDMX
    Mexico
    December 30, 2024
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • El Delirio Cine
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
  • El Delirio Cine
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Denisse Laub, Francisco Castro Pizzo

Denisse Laub is a director and actress from Mar del Plata. Francisco Castro Pizzo is a film and theater director from the City of Buenos Aires. Together they’ve worked on several projects together, like “Monna Vanna” (theater play, 2019), “The Act” (short film, 2019) and “Midna” (short film, 2024). Their creations seek to have an interdisciplinary approach, mixing elements of music, film and theater, paying special attention to character creation.

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Director Statement

MIDNA was born from the desire to tell a story about the power of transformation that your surroundings can have when a person feels abandoned. We wanted to create a plural environment in terms of ages and roles. With a strong prominence of music and a vintage and playful aesthetic, almost cartoonish, we placed the characters in a classic Mar del Plata bowling alley. We took as a reference real workers that we observed in different local bars. MIDNA is a short film with a strong feminist perspective, not only because of its main characters, but also because most of the team heads and technicians are women.