LONELY STARS
[ESTRELLAS SOLITARIAS] by Fernando Urdapilleta
Mexico 2014 90 min. original version with English subtitles
Fri 20 nov 8:00 pm Kulturpalast
Script: Fernando Urdapilleta, DoP: José Stempa Steinberg, Editor: Rodrigo Ríos, Production: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, A.C., FOPROCINE, Producers: Henner Hofmann, Karla Bukantz, Cast: Dana Karvelas, Jorge Arriaga, Mauricio Isaac, Paty Garza, Inés de Tavira, Emilio Guerrero
To the beat of punk and pop, Valentina and Joana pursue their most intimate and deepest dreams. On the road to success, they will find obstacles that will test their friendship. The harshness and absurdity of their lives, fuses with the sweet and sour story of a world where the party seems to go on forever.
Biography: Fernando Urdapilleta studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival: with his short fiction film VIVE EN NUESTROS CORAZONES (2004) and with IRMA GONZÁLEZ: MADRE DE TODAS LAS REINAS (2006). His short film COSTA LINDA (2007), which won the Best Actor and Best Actress Awards at the International Independent Film Festival of Mompox/Colombia, was shown at more than 40 festivals around the world. After directing his first feature film, LOS REYES DEL JUEGO, he has now shot his second one, LONELY STARS.
Filmography: 2005 VIVE EN NUESTROS CORAZONES, 2006 IRMA GONZÁLEZ: MADRE DE TODAS LAS REINAS, 2007 COSTA LINDA (all short films), 2014 LOS REYES DEL JUEGO; LONELY STARS
