Blast Beat

Esteban Arango | Comedy, Musical, Fiction

2016 | 17 minutes | United States

A Colombian metalhead and new American suburbanite makes a leap into adulthood to save his family. An Uber Metalized American Latino Adventure That'll Kick Your Ass Back to the Y2K.

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Synopsis

Carly, a Colombian metalhead and a new resident of the American suburbs, makes a bold leap into adulthood to save the future of his family. An Uber Metalized American Latino Adventure That'll Kick Your Ass Back to the Y2K.

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Main credits

Arango, Esteban (film director)
Arango, Esteban (screenwriter)
Castrillon, Erick (screenwriter)
Castrillon, Erick (film producer)
Rodriguez, Mario (film producer)
Souza, Ana (film producer)
Arias, Mateo (actor)
Arias, Moises (actor)
Blak, David (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Ed Wu; music, Julian Angel, Oscar Convers; editing, Esteban Arango.


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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Esteban Arango

NATIONALITY: United States

YEAR: 2016

GENRE: Comedy, Musical, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish; English

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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