Samuel

Samuel is a bisexual boy who lives a story of discrimination due to his sexual identity. He doesn't understand why he is being discriminated against, and he no longer knows what to do to achieve happiness: hide his true self or tell the truth.

  • Carlos Alberto Mejías
    Director
  • Carlos Alberto Mejías
    Writer
  • Carlos Alberto Mejías
    Producer
  • Gonzalo Ramirez
    Key Cast
    "Samuel"
  • Valentina Carbajal
    Key Cast
    "Sofía"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Español
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    100 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FESCILMAR - SESSION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SPAIN
    Asunción
    Paraguay
    August 9, 2021
    Official Selection
  • South Asian International Short Film Festival
    Shillong
    India
    August 30, 2021
    Official selected
Director Biography - Carlos Alberto Mejías

CARLOS ALBERTO MEJÍAS was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1983. Since childhood, he has been linked to different artistic disciplines, such as music, drawing and poetry.
He started in the audiovisual world as a content creator in 2006 on digital platforms. In 2016 the director Jesús Quevedo gave him the opportunity to create a script and be the main actor for the SREC San Rafael en Corto festival in Gran Canaria, being a finalist and awarded within the list of honors. Afterwards, he continued to make a multitude of short films already produced, directed and written by himself, where the title "The Closet Monster" stands out, which received several selections at festivals, remaining a finalist of the jury at the FIBABC Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC (2020) and within the SREC honors (2020).
In 2018 after dedicating himself to administration, logistics and children's education, he began his training in the audiovisual branch, consisting of: a Master in Film Direction and Production, certificates of professionalism in Audiovisual Editing and Post-production and Assistance to Film Production and Audiovisual Works , Operator of Drones and is currently finishing the studies of CS of Realization of Audiovisual Projects and Shows, thinking in the short future to be a teacher in Image and Sound training.
Currently working, the project he carries out with the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno stands out, where he conducts film and short film workshops with schools in the "Barrios Project" with the collaboration of the DISA Foundation.

Filmografía del Director
“Samuel” – Corto - 2021
“Region Limit”– Corto – 2021
“Empieza por tu barrio” – Corto – 2020
“La escalera de Rodrigo” – Corto – 2020
“El monstruo del armario” – Corto – 2020
“Dardos” – Corto – 2020
“Confinado” – Corto – 2020
“Boba 1 – Las Palmas 2” – Corto – 2019
“El Casting” – Corto – 2019
“Sobreviviré” – Corto – 2019
“Melancolosa” – Corto – 2019
“Femeninos” – Corto – 2018
“Don´t breath” – Corto - 2018
“How Much?” – Corto 2018
“Felices los 4” – Corto - 2018
“Shh” – Corto – 2016

Awards and outstanding mentions
Cortometraje “El monstruo del armario”
Finalista del jurado en el FIBABC Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC 2020
Premio Palmarés de SREC 2020
Selección oficial OutFest – Festival Internacional de Cine GLBT 2020
Premio Palmarés Hope- First Festival de Cortometrajes 2020

Cortometraje “Dardos”
Mención especial por idea original, Festival Secuencia 27 2020
Cortometraje “Boba 1 – Las Palmas 2”
Premio voto del público, Festival Secuencia 27 2020
Cortometraje “How much?”
Premio Palmarés SREC 2018
Cortometraje “Felices los 4”
Premio Palmarés SREC 2018

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