Subscribe*Robert Altman Prize for Best Short Film at 2002 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee*
Thriller, 29’59”, DV, 2002 (Peru)
Playlist: Trailer + Scene
“Silencio” takes us into the mind of Marta, a paranoid schizophrenic who is struggling to live a normal life. Marta is literally haunted by her past, in the form of herself-10 years younger. She finds refuge in the home of a friendly old man and thinks she has finally found her place in the world. Her “other-self” disagrees.
Written, Directed & Edited by Alonso Mayo
Based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
Produced by Melina Leon
Cinematography by Michel Barbachan
Production Design by Marco Melgar & Giuliana Torres
Original Score by Darko Saric
Starring Karen Spano, Enrique Victoria, Oriana Cicconi, Sergio Galliani and Paco Varela
Film Festivals: Chicago Latino Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Cine Las Americas Film Festival, Cartagena Film Festival-Colombia, Uruguay International Film Festival, Trieste Festival of Latin Cinema-Italy.
Television: Peruvian National Television (TNP), Cable Magico Cultural (CMC – Peru)