The old man and the island

PROGRAMA 1

COMPETENCIA DE CORTOMETRAJES BLACK CANVAS FCC

VIERNES 24 | CINEMEX INSURGENTES – SALA 5 | 17:00 HRS. | 93 MIN.

** PRESENCIA DE DIRECTORES Q&A

El viejo y la isla
The old man and the island

Mexico | 2016 | DCP | Color | 11 min | Paul Coronel

Director: Paul Coronel
Script: Paul Coronel, Andrés Treviño Ribó
Producer: Gabriela Ruvalcaba
Cinematography: Andrés Treviño Ribó

Synopsis
Don Chuy is the only habitant in the Presidio Island. This documentary explores his reflections about love, solitude, and death of an old and lonely man.

Paul Coronel
From Culiacán, Sinaloa. He moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco to study Film in the University of Guadalajara. He finished his studies in 2016. He was the writer and director of the Short film Dirt. He was also the Screenwriter and Director of some videoclips. He’s working on his first feature film Die with me.

Festivals
Documenta Querétaro
International Student Film and Video Festival
Caruaru Cinema Festival
Cinélatino, Rencontres de Touluse