The Death Cleaner
Synopsis
Donovan is a crime scene cleaner in Mexico City. Obsessed with cleanliness, he has been practicing this profession for 20 years as a vocation and assumes his role with the families of the deceased, helping them to reach a new stage of mourning. Lulled by the mysticism of Mexican spirituality, Donovan, el limpiador questions the relationship we have with death.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Ladybirds Films
- Foreign production company : Op Docs
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Jules David
- Screenwriter : Louise Monlaü
- Director of photography : Louise Monlaü
- Music Composer : Maxence Dussère
- Editor : Julien Demond
- Sound Recordist : José Miguel
- Foreign Producer : Andrew Blackwell
- Line Producers : Lindsay Crouse, Regina Sobel, Andrew Blackwell
- Production manager : Fernanda Ballesteros
- Grader : Stéphanie Bisutti
- Sound Mixer : Gildas Mercier
- Narrator : Donovan Tavera
- Participant : Donovan Tavera
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Human nature , Spiritualité
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : France (50.0%), United States (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 9 min 32 seconds
- Visa number : 154.643
- Visa issue date : 18/05/2022
- Production formats : DVCPRO-HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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