The Melting Creatures

A Short film of

Diego Céspedes

Produced by

Les Valseurs

Production year2022

Runtime

17m

Synopsis

Nataly, a trans woman, is visiting her ex lover Leon with her daughter Secreto. Leon is living in a mysterious community hiding from the sun: these reunions will remind Nataly the memory of a toxic and abusive relationship.

Credits

Director (1)

Diego Céspedes
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Actors (3)

Paula Dinamarca

Rafaella Capote

Daniel Antivilo

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Valseurs

Foreign production company : Quijote Films

Full credits (11)

Executive Producers : Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi

Screenwriter : Diego Céspedes

Director of Photography : Inti Briones

Assistant Director : Daniel Matesanz

Editors : Nadia Martínez De Marañón, Jérôme Bréau

Sound Recordist : Jesus Casanueva

Foreign Producer : Giancarlo Nasi

Line Producers : Constanza Erenchun, Inti Briones

Sound editors : Camilo Jiménez, Christian Cosgrove, Antoine Bertucci

Production Designer : Bernardita Baeza

Sound Mixer : Éric Chevalier

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama, Fantasy
Themes : Family, Femininity, Marginality
Production language : Spanish
Coproducer countries : France (82.0%), Chile (18.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Chile)
Production year : 2022
Runtime : 17 min 49 seconds
Visa number : 157.249
Visa issue date : 23/12/2022
Production formats : HD-CAM
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.77
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (3)

A strong French presence at the 70th San Sebastián Film Festival

01 SEPTEMBER 2022

Festivals & events

French cinema at the 47th Toronto Film Festival

01 SEPTEMBER 2022

Festivals & events

Selections (8)

Filmets
Spain, 2023
Sélection officielle
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
United States, 2023
International Competition
San Francisco International Film Festival
United States, 2023
Golden Gate Award International Competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2023
National Competition

Resources

Presskit(1)

the-melting-creatures-presskit-english.docx

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