Remember Us
A journalist documents the experiences of people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s, exploring themes of childhood loss, violence against women and the indigenous population, and regaining a sense of hope for the future that spans over three generations.
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Pablo LeonDirectorHamster & Gretel, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Animaniacs, DC Super Hero Girls
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Pablo LeonWriterHamster & Gretel, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Animaniacs, DC Super Hero Girls
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Jonathan RivasExecutive ProducerLipstick and Leather, Salad Days, Cream
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Carlos López EstradaProducerRaya and the Last Dragon, Summertime, Blindspotting
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Winsor YuanProducerAntigravity Academy
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Rebecca NelsonProducerAvatar: The Way of Water, Puppy Dog Pals
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Jonathan CoriaProducerThe Bad Guys, Tomorrow's Game, Frank & Emmet, Lil Uzi Vert: Futsal Shuffle 2020
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Bryan DimasProducerFrank & Emmet, The Boss Baby: Family Business, Trolls World Tour, Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters
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Jonathan MedinaKey Cast"The Journalist"Primo, Fear The Walking Dead, Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion
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Natalia Del RiegoKey Cast"Maria"Hail Mary, Promised Land, Velma, Quantum Leap
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Kristelle MonterrosaKey Cast"Lydia"East Los High
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Carlos LinaresKey Cast"Miguel"Mayans M.C., Snowfall
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Alan LunaCasting DirectorAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
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Quintin PueblaArt DirectorBig Nate, The Rocketeer
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Nico SelmaAnimation DirectorSantiago of the Seas, The Croods: Family Tree, Santiago of the Seas
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Sandra PowersEditorMarvel's Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, Elena of Avalor
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Lionel CohenComposerInside Man, Tomorrow's Game
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Genres:Animation, Drama
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Runtime:13 minutes 42 seconds
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Completion Date:March 22, 2024
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Production Budget:65,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States, United States
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Country of Filming:United States, Colombia, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Phoenix Film Festival 2025Phoenix, Arizona
United States
March 29, 2025
Arizona Premiere
Official Selection -
Houston Latino Film Festival 2025Houston, Texas
United States
March 12, 2025
Houston Premiere
Official Selection -
ANIMAC: International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia 2025Lleida
Spain
February 20, 2025
Catalonia Premiere
Official Selection -
Sacramento Film Festival 2024Sacramento, CA
United States
December 14, 2024
Sacramento Premiere
Official Selection -
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2024Los Angeles, CA
United States
December 7, 2024
Best Drama -
BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2024Bogotá
Colombia
December 3, 2024
Colombia Premiere
Official Selection -
Ícaro International Film Festival 2024Guatemala City
Guatemala
November 23, 2024
Guatemala Premiere
Best International Animated Short Film -
CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho 2024Espinho, Portugal
Portugal
November 8, 2024
Portugal Premiere
Official Selection -
St. Louis International Film Festival 2024St. Louis, Missouri
United States
November 7, 2024
Missouri Premiere
Official Selection -
Georgia Latino International Film Festival 2024Atlanta, Georgia
United States
November 9, 2024
Atlanta Premiere
Best Animation -
SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2024Savannah, Georgia
United States
October 30, 2024
Georgia Premiere
Official Selection -
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2024San Jose, California
United States
October 24, 2024
San Jose Premiere
Official Selection -
Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States
October 16, 2024
New Mexico Premiere
Official Selection -
San Francisco Latino Film Festival 2024San Francisco, California
United States
October 19, 2024
San Francisco Premiere
Official Selection -
Seattle Latino Film Festival 2024Seattle, Washington
United States
October 4, 2024
Pacific Northwest Premiere
Official Selection -
El Paso Film Festival 2024El Paso, Texas
United States
September 27, 2024
Texas Premiere
Official Selection -
CineFest Latino Boston 2024Boston, Massachusetts
United States
September 25, 2024
Boston Premiere
Official Selection -
New York Latino Film Festival 2024New York City, New York
United States
September 17, 2024
New York Premiere
Official Selection -
DC Shorts International Film Festival 2024Washington, D.C.
United States
September 4, 2024
Washington D.C. Premiere
Official Selection -
Pixelatl 2024Guadalajara
Mexico
September 4, 2024
Guadalajara Premiere
Official Selection -
SHORTS MÉXICO – Mexico International Short Film Festival 2024Mexico City
Mexico
September 1, 2024
Mexico Premiere
Official Selection -
El Ojo Iluso International Animation Festival 2024San Cristobal
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
June 20, 2024
South American Premiere
Official Selection -
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival 2024Los Angeles, CA
United States
May 31, 2024
West Coast Premiere
Best US Latino Animation Short Film -
Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival 2024Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
May 26, 2024
US Premiere
Official Selection -
Lanzarote International Film Festival 2024Arrecife, Lanzarote
Spain
May 20, 2024
Lanzarote Premiere
Official Selection -
ANIMAYO: The International Film Festival of Animation, Visual Effects and Video Games 2024Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Spain
May 8, 2024
World Premiere
Best Short Film of Spanish-Speaking Nationality – Animation with Ñ
PABLO LEON is an author and artist from Guatemala and based in Los Angeles, whose career jumps between the animation and comics industries. His original comic, “The Journey”, an account of an unaccompanied child coming from Central America to the U.S., was a 2019 Eisner Award nominee. In 2021, he was the illustrator for Marvel and Scholastic middle-grade graphic novel "Miles Morales: Shock Waves" and its 2022 follow-up, "Miles Morales: Stranger Tides". He is currently working on his first graphic novel as a writer and artist called "Silenced Voices", which is about sisters separated during the Guatemalan Civil War, and set to be published in 2024 by HarperAlley.
Leon is the Assistant Art Director at Disney Television Animation for the animated series "Hamster & Gretel". His previous credits include Disney’s “The Ghost and Molly McGee”, and Warner Bros. Animation’s “DC Super Hero Girls” and the 2020 reboot of “Animaniacs.” His passion for capturing and elevating the Latino/é and immigrant experience in his art and stories has led him to his first animated short film “Remember Us”.
When it comes to Central America, a mostly ignored region full of conflict and repression, I’ve tried my best to always put the utmost importance on putting a spotlight on our culture, our indigenous roots, and some of the genuine problems, like the echoes of armed conflicts that can still be heard to this day. In this film, like in most of my work, I focus on generational memory, ordinary people living through raw and drastic situations, their resolve, and trying to balance it with the fantastic things our culture and our people can achieve. In general, they are painful topics, but I feel it’s important to revisit the past to heal and move forward so we don’t repeat the same mistakes. Why animation? I wanted to have a sense of anonymity for everyone who shared their stories with us, as well as create specific feelings with the imagery, and animation gives me such an expressive control to have all of that and more.