The Year of the Radio
(El año del radio)
Samuel Kishi Leopo | Animation, Fiction, Drama
2022 | 8 minutes | Mexico
Mexico in the '90s. Seven-year-old Alex and his little siblings are left in the care of their senile Aunt Lola, while their mother works as a host on a radio station.
Synopsis
Mexico in the '90s. Seven-year-old Alex and his little siblings are left in the care of their senile Aunt Lola while their mother works as a host on a radio station.
Alex misses his mother and, with his siblings, listens to his mother’s show every night, building strange imaginary worlds through the stories they hear, the news, the radio soap operas, and the religious influence of his great-aunt.
Citation
Main credits
Kishi Leopo, Samuel (film director)
Kishi Leopo, Samuel (actor)
Other credits
Animation and editing, Edgar Amor Ramírez; music, Kenji Kishi Leopo.
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Pragda subjects
Family
Health + Aging
Religion + Spirituality
Short Films
Youth
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Miami International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Samuel Kishi Leopo
NATIONALITY: Mexico
YEAR: 2022
GENRE: Animation, Fiction, Drama
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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