World Premiere
Contrapelo
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA | 19 MINUTES | Spanish | English subtitlesDrama, Thriller
Contrapelo is the story of a proud Mexican barber who is forced to shave the leader of a drug cartel. By the end of the shave, the Barber will find out that he and the Capo are not so different.
Screening in Shorts Program: Handle With Care
Screening in Shorts Program: Handle With Care
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer grew up in Mexico, where he trained daily in the art of creating, observing, and managing conflict in a household with his mother and sisters. In 2011, he attended the American Film Institute Conservatory with an emphasis in Directing. At AFI, he was given the 2012 Director’s Award Grant, and his thesis film, Veladora, received the Bridges/Larson Production Award.
Director
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Screenwriter
Liska Ostojic, Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Producer
Molo Alcocer, Pin-Chun Liu
Editor
Oliver Harwood
Cinematographer
Carolina Costa
Executive Producer
Evan Anderson, Stewart Blair
Production Designer
Aashrita Kamath
Cast
Art Bonilla, Eduardo Roman, Brian Gomez, Hugo Medina, Chalo González, Martin Montero