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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.

  • Pablo Leon
    Director
    Hamster & Gretel, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Animaniacs, DC Super Hero Girls
  • Pablo Leon
    Writer
    Hamster & Gretel, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Animaniacs, DC Super Hero Girls
  • Jonathan Rivas
    Executive Producer
    Lipstick and Leather, Salad Days, Cream
  • Carlos López Estrada
    Producer
    Raya and the Last Dragon, Summertime, Blindspotting
  • Winsor Yuan
    Producer
    Antigravity Academy
  • Rebecca Nelson
    Producer
    Avatar: The Way of Water, Puppy Dog Pals
  • Jonathan Coria
    Producer
    The Bad Guys, Tomorrow's Game, Frank & Emmet, Lil Uzi Vert: Futsal Shuffle 2020
  • Bryan Dimas
    Producer
    Frank & Emmet, The Boss Baby: Family Business, Trolls World Tour, Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters
  • Jonathan Medina
    Key Cast
    "The Journalist"
    Primo, Fear The Walking Dead, Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion
  • Natalia Del Riego
    Key Cast
    "Maria"
    Hail Mary, Promised Land, Velma, Quantum Leap
  • Kristelle Monterrosa
    Key Cast
    "Lydia"
    East Los High
  • Carlos Linares
    Key Cast
    "Miguel"
    Mayans M.C., Snowfall
  • Alan Luna
    Casting Director
    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
  • Quintin Puebla
    Art Director
    Big Nate, The Rocketeer
  • Nico Selma
    Animation Director
    Santiago of the Seas, The Croods: Family Tree, Santiago of the Seas
  • Sandra Powers
    Editor
    Marvel's Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, Elena of Avalor
  • Lionel Cohen
    Composer
    Inside Man, Tomorrow's Game
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Animation, Drama
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 22, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    65,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, Colombia, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Phoenix Film Festival 2025
    Phoenix, Arizona
    United States
    March 29, 2025
    Arizona Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Houston Latino Film Festival 2025
    Houston, Texas
    United States
    March 12, 2025
    Houston Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ANIMAC: International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia 2025
    Lleida
    Spain
    February 20, 2025
    Catalonia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sacramento Film Festival 2024
    Sacramento, CA
    United States
    December 14, 2024
    Sacramento Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Animation Festival 2024
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    December 7, 2024
    Best Drama
  • BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2024
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    December 3, 2024
    Colombia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Ícaro International Film Festival 2024
    Guatemala City
    Guatemala
    November 23, 2024
    Guatemala Premiere
    Best International Animated Short Film
  • CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho 2024
    Espinho, Portugal
    Portugal
    November 8, 2024
    Portugal Premiere
    Official Selection
  • St. Louis International Film Festival 2024
    St. Louis, Missouri
    United States
    November 7, 2024
    Missouri Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Georgia Latino International Film Festival 2024
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    November 9, 2024
    Atlanta Premiere
    Best Animation
  • SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2024
    Savannah, Georgia
    United States
    October 30, 2024
    Georgia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • San Jose International Short Film Festival 2024
    San Jose, California
    United States
    October 24, 2024
    San Jose Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
    United States
    October 16, 2024
    New Mexico Premiere
    Official Selection
  • San Francisco Latino Film Festival 2024
    San Francisco, California
    United States
    October 19, 2024
    San Francisco Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Seattle Latino Film Festival 2024
    Seattle, Washington
    United States
    October 4, 2024
    Pacific Northwest Premiere
    Official Selection
  • El Paso Film Festival 2024
    El Paso, Texas
    United States
    September 27, 2024
    Texas Premiere
    Official Selection
  • CineFest Latino Boston 2024
    Boston, Massachusetts
    United States
    September 25, 2024
    Boston Premiere
    Official Selection
  • New York Latino Film Festival 2024
    New York City, New York
    United States
    September 17, 2024
    New York Premiere
    Official Selection
  • DC Shorts International Film Festival 2024
    Washington, D.C.
    United States
    September 4, 2024
    Washington D.C. Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Pixelatl 2024
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    September 4, 2024
    Guadalajara Premiere
    Official Selection
  • SHORTS MÉXICO – Mexico International Short Film Festival 2024
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    September 1, 2024
    Mexico Premiere
    Official Selection
  • El Ojo Iluso International Animation Festival 2024
    San Cristobal
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    June 20, 2024
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival 2024
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    May 31, 2024
    West Coast Premiere
    Best US Latino Animation Short Film
  • Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival 2024
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    United States
    May 26, 2024
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Lanzarote International Film Festival 2024
    Arrecife, Lanzarote
    Spain
    May 20, 2024
    Lanzarote Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ANIMAYO: The International Film Festival of Animation, Visual Effects and Video Games 2024
    Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
    Spain
    May 8, 2024
    World Premiere
    Best Short Film of Spanish-Speaking Nationality – Animation with Ñ
Director Biography - Pablo Leon

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”.

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Director Statement

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.