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The Persistence of the Scene

Just before starting a theatre performance, a young actress receives an interesting job offer that compromises her personal and professional relationship with her current stage partner.

  • Gon Busquets
    Director
  • Gon Busquets
    Writer
  • Gon Busquets
    Producer
  • Daiana Bellendier
    Key Cast
    "Dai"
  • Andrea Ferratti
    Key Cast
    "María"
  • Luciano Zorrilla
    Key Cast
    "The Producer"
  • Emanuel Vásquez
    Director of photography
  • María Rodríguez Palla
    Production designer
  • Ezequiel Pérez
    Sound recording
  • Lucas Echeverría
    Sound recording
  • Lucas Echeverría
    Sound Post-Production
  • Lucas Echeverría
    Original Score
  • Gon Busquets
    Film Editor
  • Gerónimo Gutiérrez
    Director Assistant
  • Daiana Franco
    Head of production
  • Valeria Figueroa
    Costume Designer
  • Loli Palacio
    Make-Up Artist
  • Melanie Pardo
    Camera Operator
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La Persistencia de la Escena
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 3º Utsav International Film Festival
    Mumbai, Maharashtra
    India
    January 2, 2025
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • El Delirio Cine
    Distributor
    Country: Argentina
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Gon Busquets

Gon Busquets is an Argentine director, screenwriter and editor. His first approach to the audiovisual world was during his acting studies, but he soon knew that his place was behind the camera. For this reason, he attended Eliseo Subiela Film School in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He directed the short films “The Power”, “Maturity”, “Everyone but Kevin”, and “My first show”.

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Director Statement

“The Persistence of the Scene” is a passage through the experience of facing a crisis in times of pressure. After working on this concept in my previous short, I returned to it, developing characters based on three characteristics of my personality, to play with how they would work if they were in the same place. We explored films with characters in strange, forced or tense relationships (“Dogtooth” by Lanthimos, “Honey Cigar” or “Carol”, by Todd Haynes). The proposal was based on the construction of ambiguity, contrasting light and darkness, brightness and dirt, the colors in the costumes. We also worked on the idea of repetition with mirrors and with a musical leitmotiv in different tones and pace, with different sounds respecting an original melody.