World Premiere
Close Your Eyes
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA | 14 MINUTES | English | English subtitlesDrama, Female Director(s)
Thirteen-year-old Imani Cortes is a gifted photographer longing to experience her first kiss. She has a crush on a quiet artist, Junito, with whom she has a natural connection, but she also faces an enormous challenge: she is slowly losing her sight to retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease. Will Imani let her disease stop her or be the path to independence?
Screening in Shorts Program: Unlimited Ride
Screening in Shorts Program: Unlimited Ride
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Sonia Malfa
SONIA MALFA is a self-taught filmmaker based in New York City. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz and the University of Buffalo, she has produced films and commercials for the NFL, Nike, MTV, Discovery and others. She is the recipient of a New York State Council for the Arts Individual Filmmakers Grant.
Director
Sonia Malfa
Screenwriter
Sonia Malfa
Producer
Sophia Leang-Soto, Brian Cange
Editor
Alexandra Debricon
Cinematographer
Lisa Rinzler
Composer
Gary Gunn
Co-Producer
Xavier De Nauw, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez
Cast
Kimberly Lora, Julian Fernandez-Kemp, Sara Contreras, Victor Cruz, Rhina Valentin, Mia Ysabel
Contacts
US Sales Contact
Print Source
International Sales Contact
Press Contact
David Magdael
David Magdael & Associates
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213 624 7827
dmagdael@dmagpr.com
David Magdael & Associates
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213 624 7827
dmagdael@dmagpr.com