Deadlock

Medellin, Colombia. David, 15 years old, is offered a heist job and has to make a decision. There is a lot to gain, and maybe also, a lot to lose.

  • Urban Skargren
    Director
    Salomé, Frisbee, The Winning Choice, The Writer
  • Paulo Fillion
    Writer
  • Paulo Fillion
    Producer
  • Jhonnatan Campos
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Gustavo Gil
    Key Cast
    "Sergio (the contractor)"
  • Amparo Casas
    Key Cast
    "The mother"
  • Tyron Gallego
    Director of Photography
  • Michelle Fernández
    Production Designer
  • Carlos Arcila
    Sound mix
  • Alexander Sánchez
    Stunt and Special Effects Supervisor
  • Carlos Torres
    Story idea by
  • Pedro Pallares
    Story idea by
  • Alexander Cardona
    Camera operator
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Sin Reversa
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 22, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Urban Skargren

Born and raised in Sweden, Urban Skargren made his first short films in Sweden in 2005-2007 and has since then pursued filmmaking as a director. He is mostly self-taught, but in 2009 he studied at the School of Digital Filmmaking in Kona, Hawaii, US, and since 2011 he works with filmmaking out of Medellin, Colombia. Two of his films, "The Winning Choice" and "Frisbee", have proven popular on YouTube and currently together have over 3.3 million views.

Selected filmography as director:
Confrontation, 5 min short film, Sweden, 2005
Frisbee, 28 min short film, Sweden, 2007
Cannelloni for Two, 5 min short film, USA, 2009
Let it Out, 9 min short film, USA, 2009
The Winning Choice, 12 min short film, Colombia, 2015
The Writer, 3 min short film, Colombia, 2015
There is no Neighborhood like Ours, 28 min narrative tv pilot, Colombia, 2016
Salomé, 15 min short film, Colombia, 2019
Deadlock, 6 min short film, Colombia, 2019

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Director Statement

When I was offered to direct "Sin Reversa" ("Deadlock") by my colleague and producer Paulo Fillion, I was immediately attracted because of the unusual filming style elaborated in the script and thought it would be a fun learning project. The visual effects added an extra flavour to the story. Together with my 2AD I worked diligently to get a feeling of hard reality with the actors.
Then behind it all, is the desire that the film could leave a "card" to some of all the young guys growing up in violent suburbs, in Latin America or elsewhere, who manytimes as the protagonist David, are confronted with choices that will define their future forever.