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Un Minutito

Directed by Javier Macipe

Narrative Short
Spain | 8 min | 2016

María spends her days trying to collect signatures against a law she considers unfair, but nobody has time to listen to her. When she starts getting desperate, she meets Alejandro, who has a present for her.

Javer Macipe, DirectorJavier Macipe
Director

JAVIER MACIPE (Zaragoza, ESPAÑA, 1987). He studied Audiovisual Communication (UCM) and specialized in Directing at the School of Cinema of Cuba (EICTV). In his career his work has spanned the fields of fiction and documentary, developing hybrid genres among both these areas in his latest works. Due to the major impact of his work, he was awarded a grant by the prestigious Fundación Antonio Gala to young artists for the accomplishment of his first feature film “The disadvantages of not being God” which premiered at the Festival of Malaga and won several national and international awards.

In 2014 in Portugal he made his short film “Os Menino do rio”, which so far has received more than 80 international awards, among them in Spain: Short of the Year at Promofest, Zinebi, Huelva, FibABC… Currently, Javier is preparing his second fiction feature film, a co-production between Spain, Argentina and Germany.

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Film Information

Director: Javier Macipe
Country: Spain
Year: 2016
Language: Spanish, English subtitles
Runtime: 8 min
Rating: PG

Credits

Producer: Amelia Hernandez
Writer:
 Javier Macipe
Cinematographer: Javier Macipe
Art Director: Javier Macipe
Music: Alejandro Gutierrez
Sound:
Andrea Canalis
Editing:
Javier Macipe
Cast:
Maria Jaimez, Alejandro Gutierrez

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BIFF - Beloit International Film Festival
BIFF | Beloit International Film Festival