The house in the woods

It's the summer of 1988, Luciana (11), lives in an idyllic world in her forest house in the Mexican province, but all that
changes when her father loses her job and ask for a loan from a greedy usurer, what unleashes a gale economic and emotional that test the family union.

But Luciana discover something that keeps her afloat within this uncertainty; their
powers to control the rain and the wind, same that she uses to face to the usurer in an attempt to avoid the forest house be taken from them.

Although she fails in saving the house, that summer Luciana
understand that life is not always it's easy and that the greatest power that she always had, is her own family

  • Juan Pablo Miquirray
    Writer
    Campeona Sin Corona, An Island in the Continent
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La Casa del Bosque
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming of age
  • Number of Pages:
    88
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Juan Pablo Miquirray

Born in Mexico City on 23 September, 1977. He graduated with honors from the CCC (Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica) in 2005, with the short film Capillus which was presented in several film festivals around the world, honorable mention at the 2006 Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG).

From 2003 to 2013 he worked directing, and writing for Mexican Public Television.

In early 2012, he finished the script “Winner without a crown”, selected by Vicente Leñero’s workshop and filmed in 2019 by director Alan Coton.

His feature lenght script “The Observant”, is finalist at the screen writers contest in the GIFF 2014.

In 2015 he created the 8 episode mini serie “Hidden Vices”.

In 2016 he writed and filmed the documentary feature film “ An Island in the Continent” Finalist at the Byron Bay International Film Festival 2019.

Since 2013 he’s co founder and director of the production house JP&K Films based in Mexico City.

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Writer Statement

I like to develop ideas taking into account the power of metaphor in cinema.

All the stories have been told, the difference is in the detail of how to tell them. I'm more interested in the story behind the story, the one that its related by the psychological and the non told.

This script is a journey to nostalgia and the lost fantasies of childhood.