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The Jarana’s Journey

2018 · 20 min

A quiet, unsettling short that drifts between past and present, asking you to piece together a family's secrets.

Directed by
Ezequiel Reyes
Starring
Paola Medina, Alejandro Pizano, Ermis Cruz
Overview
In a dystopian Mexico, Ana meets a strange young musician that will take her to inquire into her family past. Would it be possible to change the present?

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Directed by
Ezequiel Reyes
Starring
Paola Medina, Alejandro Pizano, Ermis Cruz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • memory
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
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Written by
Ezequiel Reyes, Raúl Sanabria
Starring
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Runtime
20 min
Country
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