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A silent scream

Oliver finds himself alone in his house, trapped at a crossroads that could change his destiny forever. He is torn between moving forward, facing the emotional suffering that consumes him, or giving in to despair and sharing his pain among those who love him. His recent divorce has been a devastating blow, leading him to a state of personal abandonment from which he does not know how to get out. Clinical depression, which has been present in his life for a long time but has only recently been diagnosed, has turned his existence into absolute chaos. His emotions are now the ones making the decisions for him, dragging him into a spiral of dark thoughts. However, Oliver still holds on to something: the strong emotional and brotherly bonds he has built over the years. It is those people, his closest friends and loved ones, who listen to him without judgment, advise him lovingly and remind him, day after day, that his life still has value.

  • Oliver Granillo
    Director
    José Andrea y Uróboros: Donde el corazón te lleve, Like Pulling Teeth , Acc3so
  • Oliver Granillo
    Writer
    José Andrea y Uróboros: Donde el corazón te lleve, Like Pulling Teeth , Acc3so
  • Judith Salcedo
    Producer
  • Oliver Granillo
    Producer
    Con Vista al Rio, José Andrea y Uróboros: Donde el corazón te lleve
  • Silvestre Soto
    Key Cast
    "Oliver"
  • Paola Sofia Cruz
    Key Cast
    "Paola"
  • Cuauhtémoc Guerrero
    Key Cast
    "Cuauhtémoc"
  • Rodolfo Rodobertti
    Key Cast
    "Rodolfo"
    Doble secuestro, 13 Días antes de vivir, El último cartucho, La Bronco colorada, Manos mágicas
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Un grito en silencio
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    196,000 MXN
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Mental Filmness
    Chicago
    United States
    October 10, 2024
    North America Premiere
    Stigma Breaker Award
  • Latino & Native American Film Festival
    New Haven, CT
    United States
    March 21, 2025
    Latino Social, Political, Cultural Impact Award
  • SmallRig Awards
    Culver City, California
    United States
    February 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Angaelica
    Pasadena, CA
    United States
    October 21, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Human-Environment Care Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    October 3, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Travancore International Film Awards
    Trivandrum, Kerala
    India
    Best Dramatic Short Film
  • Travancore International Film Awards
    Trivandrum, Kerala
    India
    Best Human Issue Film
  • Travancore International Film Awards
    Trivandrum, Kerala
    India
    Best Social Drama Story
Director Biography - Oliver Granillo

Oliver Granillo Vargas is a Mexican filmmaker, producer, and educator whose work bridges art, technology, and human emotion. With over 18 years of experience in the audiovisual world, he blends a background in Mechatronics Engineering from UACJ with a Diploma in Film Production from Vancouver Film School — a combination that defines his unique visual and conceptual style.
Throughout his career, he has collaborated on productions for Universal Pictures, Hallmark Channel, and Investigation Discovery, and has been part of television projects such as El Mundo Paranormal de Vane and ACCESO for XEJTV. In the independent scene, he has served as producer and first assistant director on award-winning films including Una isla de ella, Con vista al río, and Arihua.
His 2024 short film A Silent Scream —written and directed by Granillo— has resonated internationally, earning the Stigma Breaker Award at Mental Filmness (Chicago) and the Latino Social, Political, Cultural Impact Award at the Latino and Native American Film Festival (Connecticut). The film was also a finalist at the SmallRig Awards 2025, an official selection at Angaelica Festival (California), and part of the HECare Film Festival (Toronto), standing out for its raw emotional depth and social vision.
Since 2018, Oliver has combined filmmaking with education, guiding new generations in digital production, storytelling, and video game writing. His work reflects a deep belief in cinema as a force for empathy, transformation, and social change — where every frame becomes a dialogue between art and humanity.

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Director Statement

"No matter how many times you hit rock bottom, keep getting up. If it's not for you, it's for all the people who believe in you."