HALLEY
by Sebastián Hofmann
Mexico/The Netherlands 2012 83 min. Spanish original version with English subtitles
mon 18 nov 10:15 pm Caligari FilmBühne
Script: Sebastián Hofmann, Julio Chavezmontes, DoP: Matias Penachino, Editor: Sebastián Hofmann, Production: Mantarraya Productions, Piano, Producers: Jaime Romandia, Julio Chavezmontes, Cast: Alberto Trujillo, Lourdes Trueba, Hugo Albores
Alberto is decomposing and can no longer hide it, so he decides to withdraw from the world. Before yielding to his living death, Alberto forms an unusual friendship with Silvia, the manager of the gym where he works as a guard. Twitchfilm urteilt: "You won’t find another (…) film that takes to the idea of the zombie with such sympathetic and existential gaze as you will with Sebastián Hofmann’s HALLEY."
"HALLEY is an essay about anguish in a time when the certainties we thought we had over our bodies fade away. Without us even realizing it, we might develop illnesses over time. Our bodies decay little by little behind our backs. We live ignoring life’s fragile temporality (…) HALLEY is a contemporary Gothic tale that offers a compassive take on the life of a damned one." (Sebastián Hofmann)
Biography: Sebastián Hofmann was born in Mexico in 1980. He is a distinguished film editor with six feature films to his credit. He has a long-standing professional relationship with the
renowned production company "Mantarraya". Furthermore he has produced, written and directed numerous experimental short films, as well as music videos for some of Mexico City’s most acclaimed "underground" musicians. His work as a visual artist has been shown internationally in galleries and museums in New York, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Athens, Berlin, et al. He holds a B.F.A. from the prestigious Pasadena Art Center College of Design. He studied a master class in screenwriting with Todd Solondz in 2006.
Filmography: 2010 PLUGS, 2011 TAMBIÉN LAS CALLES; ISMAEL (all short films), 2012 HALLEY
Awards (selection): Grand Jury Prize (Fresnillo Film Festival, Mexico 2013), CineVision Award (Filmfest Munich, Germany 2013), Award for Best Film (London East End Film Festival, United Kingdom 2013)
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