Private Project

Retrospective

A successful painter prepares a retrospective of all his work. During the preparations, the painter enters into a deep personal crisis that leads him to question his past and try to create one last and disconcerting work.

  • Jorge Varela
    Director
  • Jorge Varela
    Writer
  • Natalia Plascencia
    Producer
  • Oscar Mañón
    Key Cast
  • Alberto Amador
    Key Cast
  • José Lobo Valdovinos
    Key Cast
  • Marek Tokarcik
    Key Cast
  • Natalia Plascencia
    Key Cast
  • Cecilia Tamayo
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Retrospectiva
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 10, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 22 International Short Film Festival The unprecedented cinema
    Tallin
    Estonia
    September 5, 2022
    European Premiere
    Official selection
  • 9 Americas Film Festival NY
    New York
    United States
    June 18, 2022
    American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Ficción y Experimentales FINCORTEX
    Tunja
    Colombia
    December 7, 2022
    Latinoamerica Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sofia International Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Official selection
Director Biography - Jorge Varela

Jorge Varela (Tui, 1979) is a filmmaker, visual artist and writer. He has a degree in Sociology from the University of La Coruña and a higher technician in plastic arts from the La Palma art school in Madrid. As director and screenwriter, he has made three short fiction films: "Ritornelo", "En la gruta" and "Retrospectiva". He is currently developing the script for his first feature film while teaching the workshop "A look at cinema from painting" at the Arte 7 film school in Mexico City.

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