Trokas Duras | Short Film Award Winner Program

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Please note that the film We Were The Scenery will only play in person, it will not be available online

Winner of the Short Film Jury Award for US Fiction

Journeying through the interior landscapes of a Jornalero’s dreams, his waking reality in Los Angeles, and what it looks like when a group of people relegated to serving others labors for their own elevation of body and spirit.

This film contains strobe effects.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Year
2024
Runtime
17 minutes
Language
Spanish
Country
United States

Director

Jazmin Garcia

Screenwriter

Jazmin Garcia, Benjamin Benji Moreno

Producer

Sally Su Jin Oh, Mayte Avina, Scott O’Donnell

Cinematographer

Tehillah De Castro

Production Design By

Erika Laguan

Executive Producers

Pablo Alvarado, NDLON, Marco Loera, NDLON, Cole Santiago, Field Trip, Nance Messineo, Field Trip, Tim Nash, Somesuch, Sally Campbell, Somesuch, Nina Soriano, Anonymous Content

Score By

Arthur Brouns

Assistant Director

Marianne Amelinckx

Color by

Megan Lee

Principal Cast

Benjamin Benji Moreno, La Chapis, El Barrio, Luis Valentan, Elmer Mayorga, Tricia Sarmento

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Eating of an Orange

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Tiger

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