Here on Earth
(Acá en la Tierra)
Rebeca Trejo | Drama, Fiction
2018 | 13 minutes | Mexico
Sam is a child who thinks of himself as an extraterrestrial being because he doesn’t fit ‘normal’ human parameters.
Synopsis
Every morning at school, when girls and boys stand in their lines, Sam, a child who thinks of himself as an extraterrestrial being, is confronted with his situation: he doesn’t fit into this society where everything has to be classified. However, thanks to a teacher he will find his place in the world.
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Main credits
Trejo, Rebeca (film director)
Trejo, Rebeca (film producer)
Lee, Luis Eduardo (screenwriter)
Lerchner, Charlotte (film producer)
Ceballos, Tari (actor)
Gidi, Karina (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Odei Zabaleta; editing, Miguel Salgado; music, Cuceb Piloto.
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Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Family
Gender + Sexuality Studies
Latin American Studies
North America
Short Films
Sociology
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Festivals
DIGO-Goiás, Sexual Diversity and Gender International Film Festival - Best Actor Award; Taxco Film Fest - Best Fiction Short; Havana Film Festival; Corti da Sogni-Antonio Ricci International Shortfilm Festival
DIRECTOR: Rebeca Trejo
NATIONALITY: Mexico
YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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