Private Project

MAGDALENA

A woman has a nightmare where she feels that she is persecuted by herself and her guilt is the result of a crime she committed that is never known.

  • Anthony Xavier
    Director
    R. E. M. (2015). DISSONANTS (2016). SOLSTICE (2017). Mérida, Time and Shipwreck (2018), The Sons of Silence (2018),
  • Xavier Gonz
    Director
  • Andrea Sánchez
    Key Cast
    "María Magdalena"
    SENSE (2019), BUNCER (2019)
  • Anthony Xavier
    Writer
  • Anthony Xavier
    Producer
    SENSE (2019), BUNCER (2019)
  • Victoría Uzcátegui
    Cinematography Department
    SOLSTICE (2017), SENSE (2019)
  • Liwing Acosta
    Cinematography Department
  • German Pineda
    Cinematography Department
    BUNCER (2019)
  • María Arias
    Cinematography Department
    SENSE (2019), BUNCER (2019)
  • Andres Ortiz
    Art Director
    SENSE (2019), BUNCER (2019)
  • Black Robles
    Music
    Arepagate: The investigation (2020)
  • Diego Stembock
    Consulting Producers
    SOLSTICE (2017), Arepagate: The investigation (2020)
  • Andrés Pinto
    Consulting Producers
    SOLSTICE (2017), Arepagate: The investigation (2020)
  • Daniel Matos
    Adviser
    Andantes (2020)
  • Julia Paparoni
    Assistant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    MAGDALENA
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Mystery, Horror, Suspense
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    15 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Escuela de Medios Audiovisuales, Universidad de los Andes
  • The Lift-Off Sessions
    Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    July 19, 2020
    United Kingdom Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film-Art Festival in the Border (X Encounter for Cinéfagos) 2020
    San Cristobal.
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    September 21, 2020
    Venezuela Premiere
    Official Selection
  • EL GRITO: II International Festival of Fantasy and Horror Film
    San Cristobal, Tachira
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    December 3, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Ibero-American Short Film Festival ABC 2020
    Madrid
    Spain
    December 2, 2020
    Spain Premiere
    Official Selection
  • NEOS Fest International Meeting of Audiovisual Experimentation 2020
    Tehuacán, Puebla
    Mexico
    November 30, 2020
    México Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
    Palermo, Italy
    Italy
    February 28, 2021
    Italy Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FINDECOIN International Festival of Independent Short Films "The day is short" 2021
    Lechería, Anzoátegui
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    February 28, 2021
    Honorable Mention
Distribution Information
  • El Regaño
    Distributor
    Country: Argentina
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Theatrical, Video / Disc
  • Sir Zavier Producciones
    Distributor
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View
  • School of Audiovisual Media, University of the Andes
Director Biography - Anthony Xavier, Xavier Gonz

He was born in Caracas on July 23, 1998. He lived in the José Félix Ribas neighborhood until he was 15 years old. and mute for El Vigía looking for a quieter place and there he discovered the School of Audiovisual Media in the city of Mérida, two hours from the town where he is currently studying in the Faculty of Humanities of the Universidad de los Andes. It was not until he was 14 that he used his first camera, discovering his vocation that beyond, is a way of life.

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Director Statement

Based on the series of paintings "Mary Magdalene" by the French artist George de la Tour, 1625.