REBECA A ESAS ALTURAS*

(At that point… Rebeca)

Spanish/English subtitles
México / 2002 / 23 min
07, Sep, 2007 - 7:00 pm
Pacific Cinémathèque
Director: Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza
Producers: Ángeles Castro, Hugo Rodríguez
Screenwriters: Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza
Cinematographer: Andrés León Becker
Editor: Francisco Rivera, Luciana Jauffred
Art Director: Sandra Cabriada
Sound: La oreja-Jaime Pavón
Music: Leoncio Lara-Bon
Cast: Clarissa Malheiros, Carlos Aragón, Ruben Cristiani, Valentina Ponzanelli
One morning, Rebeca wakes up to discover that her weight has drastically increased without her experiencing any change in her appearance. As the story evolves, Rebeca, overwhelmed by her ever-increasing weight, attempts to continue her daily life as usual, until it becomes completely impossible. From that moment on, Rebeca suffers a progressive deterioration that starts affecting the people around her.

Una mañana Rebeca se levanta para descubrir que su peso se ha incrementado drásticamente sin que ella experimente ningún cambio en su apariencia. A lo largo de la historia Rebeca, dominada por su peso que se incrementa aún más a cada momento, trata de desarrollar su vida normalmente hasta que le resulta verdaderamente imposible. A partir de ahí Rebeca sufre un deterioro progresivo que comienza a afectar a las personas a su alrededor.

Awards: Third place Festival International de Cannes / Special Award from the Press and Best Art Direction Award Guanajuato International Short Film Festival

*Part of the shorts program CCC