Un Paraíso

A Paradise


Direction: Jayisha Patel
Screenplay: Jayisha Patel
Production company: Jayisha Patel
Producer: Jayisha Patel
Cinematography: Jayisha Patel
Edition: Jayisha Patel
Sound: Diana Montero, Victor Jaramillo


Runtime: 13:50
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Country: Cuba
Year: 2014


Damaris and Alberto live in rural Cuba. Four months ago, their 12 year old son died. Whilst looking to family and a new found religion to help deal with their loss, an even more disturbing issue is revealed.


Festivals

BERLINALE - Berlin International Film Festival | Germany, Feb 2014
Palm Springs International ShortFest | United States, Jun 2013 Honorable Mention
NYFF - New York Film Festival - Film Society of Lincoln Center | United States, Sep 2014
Krakow Film Festival | Poland, May 2014
Guanajuato International Film Festival | Mexico, Jul 2014
Encounters Film Festival | United Kingdom, Sep 2014
Chicago International Film Festival | United States, Oct 2014
DOCUMENTAMADRID | Spain, Apr 2014
Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival - Curta Cinema | Brazil, Nov 2014
MOLODIST - Kyiv International Film Festival | Ukraine, Oct 2014
ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid | Spain, Nov 2013
AFI DOCS Documentary Film Festival | United States, Jun 2014
Kasseler Dokfest - Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival | Germany, Nov 2014
IBAFF - Festival Internacional de Cine | Spain, Mar 2014
International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE | Poland, Nov 2014
Poitiers Film Festival | France, Nov 2014 Sakura's Prize
Concurso de Cortometrajes «Versión Española/SGAE» | Spain, Jun 2014
Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Realizadores de Granada | Spain, Oct 2014
MiradasDoc - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Guía de Isora | Spain, Nov 2014
DocsMX - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de Mexico | Mexico, Nov 2014