Private Project

Prolonged Silence

A young couple will be forced to face their own reality upon the birth of their first daughter, and in the process to awaken the ghosts that had been asleep in their own subconsciousness, to the point of even questioning where the fine line between life or death lies.

  • Pau Verdalet
    Director
    Coma Dream, Success Myths, Un Nuevo Adios, Descansa Delirio
  • Pau Verdalet
    Writer
  • Ian Br. Morales
    Writer
  • Paypa Productions
    Producer
  • Toonymania LLC
    Producer
  • Red Crew Films
    Producer
  • Uno Ochenta y Cinco
    Producer
  • Global Premier Frozen Berries
    Producer
  • Ana Carolina Grajales
    Key Cast
    "Sofia"
    Mas Sabe el Diablo, Grachi, Relaciones Peligrosas, Aurora, Marido en Alquiler, Silvana Sin Lana
  • Pablo Azar
    Key Cast
    "Ben"
    TBS Wrecked, Hasta que te Conoci, Aurora, Second Chance, Bella Calamidades, Lynch, Marido en Alquiler, Corazon Valiente, Reina de Corazones, La Fan
  • Sofia Azar
    Key Cast
    "Sofi"
  • Pablo Azar
    Executive Producers
  • Ana Carolina Grajales
    Executive Producers
  • Maria Antonietta Mejia
    Executive Producers
  • Natalia Mejia
    Executive Producers
  • Ian Br. Morales
    Director of Photography
  • Diego Orozco
    Associate Producer
  • Mauricio Medina Elizondo
    Script Supervisor
  • Sala de Audio
    Sound
  • Vicente Mendez Saucedo
    Sound
  • Jhon Fredy Ramos
    Original Music
  • Juliana Riveros
    Original Music
  • María Camila Velásquez
    Original Music
  • Sr Toony
    Art
  • Adrianna Maldonado
    Art
  • Rodd VC
    Art
  • Ana Carolina Grajales
    Stylist- Make Up
  • Pau Verdalet
    Editing-Color correction
  • Ian Br. Morales
    Editing-Color correction
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    22,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9 and 4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - ENAC
Director Biography - Pau Verdalet

Pau Verdalet.
Born September 5th, 1997 in Campeche, Mexico.

Student of the last semester of the National School of Cinematographic Arts, formerly CUEC, with which she has been able to develop multiple projects, earning her several recognitions, among which are the fiction short films “Where the Cold Burns”, currently in post-production, and “A New Goodbye”. Since she was 14 years old, she has completed a dozen diplomas and extracurricular activities within the cinematographic field, among those we can mention “Cinematographic Analysis” with Jorge Ayala Blanco, and “Cinephotography” with Mario Luna. Thus, she was able to screen her first short film at the Cineteca Nacional in Mexico, entitled “Myths of Success”, when she was only 15 years old.

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Director Statement

One would expect that a child’s birth be a wonderful and life-changing event, but,... What if this is the result of someone else's death? What if, instead of bringing happiness, the newborn’s presence is a constant reminder of that particularly painful and heart wrenching loss?
“Prolonged Silence” is a fiction short film that centers around this specific issue. It takes the viewer into a subjective journey through the protagonist’s mind, making it possible to externalize his conflicting thoughts.
This production was full of unexpected challenges; we were not only faced with the narrative and aesthetic challenge, but the creation of this project itself brought with it production challenges as well. It was indeed a professional defiance when we decided to make two short films simultaneously, one in English and the other in Spanish, realizing that this would undoubtedly take the audience into their own introspection in the way that language affects both narratively and emotionally.