la serenata
2019 | 12:30 min. | HD | color | USA
ROLES: PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR
LOGLINE: Two parents struggle with their beloved musical tradition when their son requests a love song for another boy.
PREMIERE: Outfest Fusion Film Festival
WRITER: Ernesto Javier Martínez
CAST: Malik Quetzacoatl Cano, Daniel Penilla, Marlene Beltran Cuauhtin and Nathan Michael Rosales.
KEY TEAM:
Production Companies: Rebozo Boy Productions & AdeRisa Productions
Producers: Ernesto Javier Martínez, Adelina Anthony & Marisa Becerra
Director of Photography: Jean Kim
Music: Héctor “Hecdog” Pérez
Production Designer: Karla Legaspy
Animation: Pamela Marie Chávez
Costume Designer: Stacy Iene Macias
(Full crew list forthcoming on IMDB)
Adapted from the writer’s award-winning children’s book, When We Love Someone We Sing to Them.
Made possible through generous funding from various departments at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
For more information please visit: www.femeniños.com
Malik Quetzalcoatl Cano as Luis.
FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
WINNER, HBO Latinx Short Film Competition, 2019
WINNER, Imagen Award for Best Short Film, Imagen Foundation, 2019
WINNER, Jury Award for Best Youth Short, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 2019
WINNER, Jury Award for Best Short Film, 32nd Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival, 2019
WINNER, Best Short Film, Long Beach Queer Film Festival, 2019
WINNER, Audience Award for Best Short Film, San Francisco International QWOC Film Festival, 2019
WINNER, Best Motion Picture Narrative Short, La Frontera Queer Film Festival, 2019
WINNER, Award of Excellence, Accolade Global Film Competition, 2019
WINNER, Silver Award for Best Child Actor, Independent Shorts Awards, 2019
Honorable Mention for Best Children’s Film, Independent Shorts Awards, 2019
Honorable Mention for Best Acting Duo, Independent Shorts Awards, 2019
Runner-Up, Audience Award for Best Drama, CMG Short Film Festival, 2019