Crested Butte Film Festival

2022 AWARD WINNING SHORTS

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5 films in package
PLUM TOWN
A young land developer returns to his childhood home in the Chinese countryside for the first time in a decade to convince his stubborn father to finally sell the failing plum orchard. When the two find themselves unable to understand each other, they turn to the old karaoke machine in the house to find a common language.
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HUELLA
When the death of her grandmother unleashes a generational curse, a disenchanted flamenco dancer, resigned to a desk job, is forced to experience the five stages of grief through a visit from her female ancestors, pushing her to finally break the cycle. One of Michael Brody's favorite films of the year.
ANGOLA DO YOU HEAR US? VOICES FROM A PLANTATION PRISON
The story of what caused the cancellation of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's play, THE PECULIAR PATRIOT, at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, in 2020, and all that has happened since.
WOOD HOOD
WOOD HOOD follows DeVaughn, a 15-year-old kid from New York City, on a weekend-long, group camping trip with "Camping to Connect," a BIPOC-led mentorship program that teaches leadership, brotherhood, and inclusion in the outdoors.
ORNITHOLOGY (AND OTHER HOBBIES YOU CAN TAKE TOO FAR)
From Crested Butte native, Benjamin Swift, comes the story of two young lovers who want to be birds. They masticate, they mate, and they turn their home into a nest. When an untimely death snaps them out of the trance, they’re once again tasked with finding a lifestyle to fill the cracks in their strained relationship.
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Crested Butte Film Festival's 2022 Award Winning Shorts Line Up

When the death of her grandmother unleashes a generational curse, a disenchanted flamenco dancer, resigned to a desk job, is forced to experience the five stages of grief through a visit from her female ancestors, pushing her to finally break the cycle.

One of Michael Brody's favorite films of the year.


Gabriela Ortega

Gabriela Ortega is an award-winning writer/director and actor from the Dominican Republic. She is a USC graduate and a Sundance interdisciplinary fellow. Her short film HUELLA was an official selection of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is being turned into a feature film after winning development funds with the inaugural WarnerMedia 150 and NewFilmmakers LA “New Narratives” Grant. Most recently, Gabriela won the NBC & Telemundo best director award at the 2022 LALIFF and “Best New Filmmaker” at the annual NFMLA awards. She is currently directing a project to premiere on Disney+ in 2023 and her first film PAPI is now available to stream on HBO and HBO Max. Gabriela's work aims to draw cultural bridges that lead to the Caribbean and tell stories that authentically represent the people with whom she grew up.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    No, it's not a premiere
  • Rating
    Adults and teens (not for young children)
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  • Director
    Gabriela Ortega
  • Screenwriter
    Gabriela Ortega
  • Producer
    Helena Sardinha, Rafael Thomaseto
  • Executive Producer
    Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Constanza Castro, Doménica Castro, Natasha Wellesley
  • Co-Producer
    Helena Sardinha, Rafael Thomaseto
  • Cast
    Shakira Barrera, Denise Blasor, Carla Valentine
  • Cinematographer
    Frances Kroon
  • Editor
    Vicente Manzano
  • Composer
    Juan Covarrubias
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