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by
Marinthia Gutiérrez

Mexico, 2024, 00:10:00

Writer, Director, Editor | Marinthia Gutiérrez
Producer | Melissa Castañeda
Director of photography, camera operator | Mayela Ponce
First camera assistant, film
loader, operator | Xcaret Naves
Light and camera assistants | Jafet Arzate, Diego Hernández
Field sound  | Samahil Borbón

Cast
Laura | Marianna Escobedo
Ana | Sofia Jofré
José | Násmar Guzmán
Fer | Leo Aldair
Camila | Brenda Bellozo

Sound design | Chris Friedman
Choreographer | Dulce Escobedo
Costume for vampires | Isa Guadalupe
Wardrobe, Props | Brenda Bellozo
Hair and makeup | Frida Contreras
Score | Myuné, Rob
Featuring music by Angélica García, Papalote Pulse
Executive Producers | Omar Lopex, Juan Marcos Gutiérrez
Sponsored by Kodak + Fotokem
Production companies | Standard Fantastic, Peonia Films

In Tijuana, Mexico, Laura is accepted to a dance master’s program abroad and has to quickly make a decision. She goes out with her friend, Ana, who assumes that she won't accept the offer because she's still hung up with her ex, José. Throughout the evening in the downtown district, Laura notices various girls that are carefully watching her wherever she goes. Distracted and anxious, she can’t make herself have fun like her friends, and is constantly annoyed by the assumptions they make of her. After an encounter with José later in the night, Laura takes his body to a coven of vampire dancers– the girls she saw throughout the night– and is initiated into the group.
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