Dear Friends

One afternoon, six teenage friends gather around at a cemetery. They appear to be rambling: they film each other among horseplay and crossed relationships. Talking about death, drinking mate. Chating about dreams, smoking marihuana. They compare the place with school and avoid issues. Music plays, they’re alive. The place seems familiar. But the seemingly aimless afternoon does have a point.

  • Paulina Dana
    Director
  • Magalí Ploit
    Writer
  • Paulina Dana
    Writer
  • Noelia Terzano
    Writer
  • Micaela Picco
    Producer
  • Vera Spinetta
    Key Cast
  • Lautaro Aguilar
    Key Cast
  • Nai Awada
    Key Cast
  • Camilo Cuello Vitale
    Key Cast
  • Carolina Darman
    Key Cast
  • Francisco Gonzalez Gil
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Para los Amigos
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 48 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Universidad del Cine
  • School Daze Movie Festival
    Oregon
    United States
    March 21, 2015
    Oregon Premiere
  • Riverside International Film Festival
    California
    United States
    April 3, 2015
    International Premiere
  • Salisbury University Student Film Festival
    Maryland
    United States
    May 2, 2015
    Maryland Premiere
  • Skyway Film Festival
    Florida
    United States
    June 12, 2015
    Florida Premiere
  • The Summer Vagrant Film Festival
    Minsk
    Belarus
    July 2, 2015
    European Premiere
  • Festival de Cine de Lima
    Lima
    Peru
    August 12, 2015
    Latin American Premiere
  • Festival Latinoamericano de Video y Artes Audiovisuales
    Rosario, Santa Fe
    Argentina
    September 6, 2015
    Argentina Premiere
  • CINEfem Festival Internacional de Cine de la Mujer
    Punta del Este
    Uruguay
    September 10, 2015
    Uruguayan Premiere
  • Festival Nacional de Cine de Esteban Echeverria
    Monte Grande
    Argentina
    September 18, 2015
  • Full Bloom Film Festival
    North Carolina
    United States
    September 25, 2015
    North Carolina Premiere
  • Festival Cinematográfico Visión Ribereña
    Villa Constitución, Santa Fe
    Argentina
    October 2, 2015
  • Muestra de Cine Centro e Iberoamericano

    Nicaragua
    November 5, 2015
  • Festival de Cine Inusual de Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 8, 2015
    Capital Federal Premiere
    2nd Mention
  • Highland Park Independent Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 11, 2015
    Los Angeles Premiere
  • Ottawa International Film Festival
    Ottawa
    Canada
    October 11, 2015
  • Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes CORTO RODADO de Comodoro Rivadavia
    Comodoro Rivadavia
    Argentina
    October 15, 2015
  • Laughlin International Film Festival
    California
    United States
    October 18, 2015
  • Cucalorus Film Festival
    North Carolina
    United States
    November 11, 2015
  • Great Lakes Shorts Film Festival

    United States
    November 12, 2015
  • Women & Fashion FilmFest
    New York City
    United States
    November 12, 2015
  • "First Step Film Fest" International Student Film Festival

    Albania
    November 13, 2015
  • Eko International Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    November 18, 2015
    African Premiere
  • CinemAvvenire Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    December 13, 2015
    Italy Premiere
  • Cineframe International Short Film Festival

    India
    December 28, 2015
  • Director´s Circle Festival of Shorts

    United States
  • Dhaka Internationa Film Festival
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 17, 2016
    Asian Premiere
  • Floria Movie Festival
    Florida
    United States
    March 8, 2016
  • Festival Nacional HACELO CORTO
    Saladillo, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    March 11, 2016
  • Ukrainian International Short Film Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    April 10, 2016
    Ukraine Premiere
    BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
  • Festival Internacional de Cine en las Montañas
    Quindío
    Colombia
    June 30, 2016
    Colombia Premiere
  • Cortala Tucuman
    San Miguel de Tucuman
    Argentina
    June 29, 2016
  • CineCorto

    Argentina
  • Kurz Film Keller
    Hamburg
    Germany
    May 25, 2017
    German Premiere
Director Biography - Paulina Dana

Paulina Dana is a 25-year-old movie director from Argentina. She is currently doing her master degree in Film Directing in Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires. She got experience on set while working in advertising, which she works since 2011. “Dear Friends” (“Para los Amigos”) is her first short film as screenwriter and director.

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Director Statement

"Dear Friends" ("Para los Amigos") came out of a need of catharsis from the loss of a close friend in the Santa Fe Tragedy in 2006. The motivation for the project was to tell the story of being young and having to deal with an absence, emptiness. The idea was to work with the contrast between the place and the characters, and the prejudices aimed at young people. The short film “Dear Friends” is dedicated to all of the friends that are “not here anymore”, as well as those who remain with us.