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Concertina

a film by Gabriel González Acosta

2022 - Mexico - Drama, Experimental

Two sets of brothers discuss their dreams of one another, offering a glimpse into the power of the physical realm over our collective psyche.

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minutes

1:85.1

DCP / QuickTime

Couleur

Numérique

5.1 / Stéréo

Spanish with English subtitles

Leonardo Alonso, Estanislao Marín, Erick de la Luz Glez, Armando Comonfort

CAST

CREW

DIRECTION : Gabriel González Acosta / SCREENPLAY : Gabriel González Acosta / PRODUCTION : Rene Barreto Hope & Camila Ibarra (Honey Bastards Films in co-production with Simplemente and Light Rent) / DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY : Yollotl Gómez Alvarado / ART DIRECTION : Isabel de Alba / EDITING : Daniel Carvajal, Erin Grant & Rodrigo Ríos / SOUND DESIGN : Christian Giraud / SOUND MIXING : Christian Giraud & Carlos Cortes / ORIGINAL SCORE : Carlos Edelmiro

FESTIVALS

Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival (2022) *World Premiere
The Norwegian Short Film Festival (2022)
Bucharest Short Cuts Film Fest (2022)
New York Independent Film Festival (2022)
Ischia Film Festival (2022)
Revelation Perth Film Festival (2022)
Guanajuato International Film Festival (2022)

Gabriel González Acosta

Gabriel Gonzalez Acosta is a Mexican filmmaker and theatre director. His work explores the staging of worlds and the role of narrative, dreams, magic and place in the age of extinction. His first short, Concertina (2021) had its world premiere as part of the LAB Official Selection of the 2022 Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival. His work has been presented in Mexico and internationally, in institutions and publications such as Museo Tamayo (Mexico City), HB Studio (New York), and Klima Magazine. He received a PhD in Philosophy, Art and Critical Thought from the European Graduate School. He also holds degrees from The Royal College of Art and Queen Mary, University of London. He lives and works in Los Angeles and Mexico City.