Private Project

Recoba

Josué, a Honduran man going through his first New York winter, struggles to stay afloat in the US, where the immigration and labor systems have stacked the cards against him, while keeping the connection with his wife and son.

  • Alvaro Guzman Bastida
    Director
  • Alvaro Guzman Bastida
    Writer
  • Nicole Pagonis
    Producer
  • Greta Diaz
    Producer
  • Alvaro Guzman Bastida
    Producer
  • Ivan Medina
    Key Cast
    "Josue"
    The Angel of My Life
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 21, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Columbia University
  • New York Neorealism Film Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    December 19, 2022
    Best Indie Narrative Short
  • European Short Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    December 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 8 & Half Film Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Frida Film Festival

    Best American Short Film
  • Hispanic International Film Festival
    Miami
    United States
    Outstanding Excellence — Tight Shorts
  • Sweet Democracy Film Awards

    Best Young Director
  • Milan Gold Awards
    Milan
    Italy
    Honorable Mention
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    Silver Award: First Time Director
  • International Gold Awards

    Gold Award: Indie Short Film
  • Busan New Wave International Short Film Festival
    Busan
    Korea, Republic of
    Best Student Film, Best Cinematrography
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York
    United States
    March 26, 2023
    Silver Award: Student Film
  • New York International Film Awards
    New York
    United States
    Best Indie Short
  • Naples Film Awards
    Naples
    Italy
    January 9, 2023
    Best Short Film
  • Boden International Film Festival
    Boden
    Sweden
    March 22, 2023
    Best Super Short Film
  • Kiez Berlin Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    May 5, 2023
    Best Short Film
  • Luleå International Film Festival
    Luleå
    Sweden
    March 23, 2023
    Best Drama
  • Santa Barbara Film Awards
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    March 26, 2023
    Best Narrative Short
  • The People's Film Festival
    Brooklyn, NY
    United States
    June 1, 2023
    Harlem Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Brooklyn International Short Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    May 12, 2023
    Semi-Finalist
  • Astoria Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    June 11, 2023
    Queens Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Latino Feedback Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 23, 2023
    California Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Alvaro Guzman Bastida

Álvaro Guzmán Bastida (Pamplona, 1990) is a Spanish-born, Brooklyn-based filmmaker, screenwriter and nonfiction writer.
He directed and co-wrote the documentary short "This is Not a Love Story" (2016), and wrote the documentary short "Liminal Time" (2020). Most recently, while completing his MFA in Film Directing and Screenwriting at Columbia University, he directed the short films "Recoba" (2020) and the upcoming "The Distance to Nebraska" (currently in post-production).
As a producer, he has worked at Al Jazeera English and was an Associate Producer in the Netflix Documentary series "Unnatural Selection" (2019) and "Immigration Nation" (2020). He holds an M.S. in Journalism and an M.A. in Politics and Government, both from Columbia University, and has also worked a reporter and writer covering politics, economics and culture for newspapers and magazines such as CTXT and El País, in Spain, and others in Argentina, the UK, and the Netherlands.
He is the author of the book "Trump as a Symptom", published in 2019 by the Spanish imprint Lengua de Trapo.

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