The Year Without Light

Northern Mexico - 1997. Ulysses, a detective tired of the violence that his work presents, narrates in detail his latest case of femicide: The disappearance of Lucia Pardo

  • Marlon Morales
    Director
    Hypocrisis, Blue Hours (Horas de expreso), Blood and Rain (Cortando Sangre), Emma o (Las inconveniencias de un suicidio)
  • Marlon Morales
    Writer
    Hypocrisis, Blue Hours (Horas de expreso), Blood and Rain (Cortando Sangre), Emma o (Las inconveniencias de un suicidio)
  • Juan Hernández
    Producer
    Blood and Rain (Cortando Sangre)
  • Bianca Arvizu
    Producer
    Blue Hours(Horas de expreso), Cortando Sangre (Blood and Rain)
  • Adolfo Madera
    Key Cast
    "Ulysses"
    Uzi, Narcos Mexico, The Hamsters, Blue Hours, Hypocrisis
  • Bianca Arvizu
    Director of Photography
    Blue Hours (Horas de expreso), Blood and Rain (Cortando Sangre), Emma
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Año sin luz
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Crime, Drama
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED 6k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Marlon Morales

Marlon Morales Guerrero (Tijuana, Mexico, 1997). Director / Writer

He studied cinematography at the University of Las Californias International. His short film ¨Emma or (The inconveniences of a suicide) ¨ won the category of ¨Best Of Show¨in the Regional Festival of Tijuana FotoFilm in its 2nd edition.

His short film ¨Blood and Rain¨ (Cortando Sangre) participated in the 15th edition of the Monterrey International Film Festival¨ and in the official selection of Lúdico Latinamerican Short Film Festival, among others.

¨Blue Hours¨is his latest short film and it´s currently circling film festivals around the world. He also recently did a zoom short film called ¨Hypocrisis¨ about a priest who receives online confessions from his followers. Hypocrsis won best zoom narrative in the film fest FICMA.

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Director Statement

This is a tense and tragic story about the never-ending violence against women in Mexico and the system that allows it. I want to thank you for your time reviewing and watching our short film, hope you like it and be compelled to accept it in your amazing film festivals.