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To Esteban

Gregorio, Dolores and Zoila are three elders excited about the arrival of a new member to the family; Esteban, their great-grandson. Through the memories of their ancestors, they narrate themes of loneliness, love, union, loss, and hope. They search through their belongings for a special gift to leave to a future Esteban, who may never know them as an adult. The short film itself is a gift that will make them endure in their family history.

  • Héctor Almeida
    Director
  • Héctor Almeida
    Writer
  • Genesis Almeida
    Producer
  • Daniel Torres Corona
    Original Score
  • Alex Deben
    Cinematography
  • Sabrina Molina Lunar
    Cinematography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Para Esteban
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Family, Memory
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 6, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Cuba
  • Country of Filming:
    Cuba
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premiere
    Güines, Mayabeque
    Cuba
    July 15, 2023
    World Premiere
  • Jagran Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    August 3, 2023
    International Premiere
  • Festival del Nuevo Cine en Buga
    Buga, Valle del Cauca
    Colombia
    October 20, 2023
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • BangkokThai International Film Festival
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    October 23, 2023
    Southeast Asia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Muestra Audiovisual Internacional El Almacén de la Imagen
    Camagüey
    Cuba
    October 26, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional Del Arte Y Del Cine Independiente MIAX
    Axixic, Xalisco
    Mexico
    November 3, 2023
    Central America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional "Visualízame en tu memoria"
    Vigo
    Spain
    November 8, 2023
    European Premiere
    Funespaña Award for Best Movie
  • Le Festival du Film de Famille
    Paris
    France
    November 25, 2023
    France Premiere
  • Luksuz Film Festival
  • Festival Academia de Cine Antigua
  • Apatzingán Festival Internacional de Cine
  • Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo
  • Festival Nacional del Audiovisual Por Primera Vez
  • Redfish Film Fest
  • Festival Itinerante de Cine Comunitario y Concurso Corcel del Cauto de Granma
  • Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival
  • Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival
Director Biography - Héctor Almeida

Héctor Almeida (Güines, Cuba, 1995) is a filmmaker, editor, and actor. He made the documentary short film "Para Esteban" in which he explores family memory in an intimate way, for which he won the Funespaña Prize awarded by the International Film Festival "Make Me Visible in Your Memory" and the First Prize in the XVI edition of the National Audiovisual Festival "For The First Time", held in Holguín, Cuba. Selected artist in the laboratory/refuge "DIP: Documentary, Intimacy and Staging 2024", coordinated by filmmaker and artist Manuel Abramovich. He was part of the International Workshop of High Studies "Screenwriters of the XXI Century", taught by the Spanish writer and philosopher Daniel Tubau at the International School of Film and TV (EICTV). He is currently working on his first feature film "La Película de Héctor", a project that was part of the "Documentary Chair Incubator for project development", coordinated by Cuban filmmaker Luis Alejandro Yero at the EICTV.

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Director Statement

The birth of my nephew Esteban in the middle of the pandemic made me realize how little information I had about my grandparents and their ancestors. I felt that they would die soon even though they had not been infected with COVID. All my life I thought I would dedicate it to editing, but just at that moment I realized that I had to make a very special gift for my nephew. The short film is that gift. A gift that will make my grandparents last in immortality and from there my nephew when he grows up will be able to remember them and know about them and the importance they had in my life.