Sept. 30: Shorts Program III

A selection of award-winning shorts from the Ícaro International Film Festival • Streaming available from 10AM to 10PM on Wed., Sept. 30

DESDE NUESTRO MUXU’X
Juan Pablo Rojas | Guatemala | Documentary | 25 min | 2019

Through roads, rivers and volcanoes, Mayan songwriter and singer Sara Curruchich crosses Guatemala to bring her music to remote communities. This meeting represents an opportunity for resilience and supports the creation of a more inclusive Guatemala that embraces native communities, generating seeds of change for the future of youth.
A través de carreteras, ríos y volcanes, la compositora y cantante maya, Sara Curruchich cruza Guatemala para llevar su música a comunidades remotas. Este encuentro representa una oportunidad para la resiliencia y apoya la creación de una Guatemala más inclusiva y que abrace a las comunidades nativas, generando semillas de cambio para el futuro de la juventud.

SE MÍA SEMILLA / BE MINE SEED
Michael Baruch | Honduras | Animation | 4 min | 2019

This is the story of a walnut seed, which is destroyed little by little until it ends where it began, in the ground.
Esta es la historia de una semilla de nuez, que se destruye poco a poco hasta que termina donde comenzó, en la tierra.

NOTHING BUT BLACK
Lars Kristoffer Hormander | Guatemala | Experimental | 5 min | 2019

A music video for the Swedish death metal band Chine, about an reckless man haunted by the consequences of his actions.
Un vídeo musical para Chine (banda sueca de Death Metal) sobre un hombre imprudente que se ocupa de las consecuencias de sus acciones.

LAGARTIJA / LIZARD
Emily Gularte | Guatemala | Fiction | 8 min

The relationship between siblings Veronica and Ricky is put to the test after the unexpected visitor reappears in Veronica’s life.
La relación entre los hermanos Veronica y Ricky se prueba cuando un visitante inesperado reaparece en la vida de Veronica.