Short film

Minor Chronicle

2025 · 29 min

A quiet, intimate recollection of family illness during lockdown, heavy with dread and tenderness.

Overview: In a town south of Mexico City, the director relives the moment his father fell ill during the second wave of the coronavirus.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, isolation, parenthood
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
isolation
parenthood
memory
Places: small town
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Francisco Usiel
Written by: Francisco Usiel
Starring: Francisco Usiel, Felipe Antonio Felipe, Juan Israel López Márquez, Montserrath Alejandra Hernández Martínez, Reyna Mendizabal Lagunes, Erandi Ameyali López Márquez, Montserrath Hernández, Reyna Mendizábal
Music: Karina Rivero
Cinematography: Estefania Velázquez, Estefanía Velázquez Rodríguez
Runtime: 29 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish