SPARK
East Coast Premiere
Country: Mexico, USA, Venezuela
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English
Running Time: 19min
Film Year: 2016
Category: Short Competition
Inspired by the student protests that shook Venezuela in 2014, “Spark” tells the story of Oscar, a 19-year old Venezuelan student searching for his missing father, who finds himself detained after organizing a protest against the violence in his country. Experiencing media and Internet censorship, Marina, Oscar’s mother, and his friend Alma use a Bluetooth-based app called SPARK to create a social movement that attempts to pressure their government to free Oscar.
SPARK screens with EL AMPARO.
SHOWTIMES
Thursday March 9th @ 6:45pm CORAL GABLES ART CINEMA Add to Schedule
Saturday March 11th @ 5:00pm MDC’S TOWER THEATER (THEATER 2) Add to Schedule
credits
Director: Juan Martinez Vera
Producer: Diego Nájera, Tim Hautekiet
Screenwriter: Juan Martinez Vera
Executive Producer: Micha Benoliel
Music: Gabriel DiMarco
Cinematographer: Will Jobe
Editor: Angelica Lopez