Silence Please
(Silencio por favor)
Carlos Villafaina | Drama, Fiction
2017 | 17 minutes | Spain
A small incident disrupts the family routine for a man, his mother, and his brother, who suffers from cerebral palsy.
Synopsis
Based on an experience of the director, Silence Please follows Dani, a young man from a humble home. He works in a warehouse and wishes things were easier for him and his family. He lives with his mother and brother, Javier, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Javier is working on an internship on the neighborhood library, but a little incident disrupts the family routine.
Citation
Main credits
Villafaina, Carlos (film director)
Villafaina, Carlos (screenwriter)
Díaz, Greta (film producer)
López, David (actor)
Villafaina, Javier (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Andreu Ortoll; editing, Oriol Milán.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Catalan Studies
Disabilities
Family
Iberian Studies
Mental Health
Short Films
Sociology
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Palm Springs International ShortFest; Cleveland International Film Festival; Short Shorts Film Festival Japan - Audence Award; Medina del Campo Film Week - Roel de Oro; Gau Laburra International Short Film Festival - Best Short Film; Palencia International Film Festival - Otero Public Award for Best Short Film
DIRECTOR: Carlos Villafaina
NATIONALITY: Spain
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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