A World for Raúl | |
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Directed by | Mauro Mueller |
Produced by | Laura Pino Ivan Madeo Urs Frey Stefan Eichenberger |
Written by | Mauro Mueller |
Starring | Alexandré Barceló Adrián Alonso Gerardo Taracena Roberto Luis Meza Adriana Paz |
Music by | Lucas Lechowski |
Cinematography | César Gutiérrez Miranda |
Edited by | Mauro Mueller |
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Fidelio Films
Contrast Film |
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Running time
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15 minutes |
Country | Mexico United States Switzerland |
Language | Spanish |
A World for Raúl (Spanish: Un mundo para Raúl) is a short drama film. The film's run time is 15 minutes. It was written and directed by Mauro Mueller, and produced by Laura Pino and . The film was shot using a Sony F3 by cinematographer César Gutiérrez Miranda.
The short film included in the DVD Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide.
In the film, the thirteen-year-old Raúl (Alexandré Barceló) in Mexico is asked to entertain the local landowner’s son, Hernán, played by Adrián Alonso. Soon, a game of power and pride starts between the two boys from different social classes. The film is a coming-of-age story.
Mauro won in narrative category of the Student Academy Awards. Upon receiving the award, the 28-year-old Columbia University School of the Arts student thanked his cast, crew and family and said about his bronze medal, "if you put the light right on, bronze looks like gold! And that’s what it is for me!". The film won also Best Dramatic Short at NY Shortsfest, 2013, Best Student Short Film at Aspen Shortsfest, 2013, CINE Special Jury Award (CINE Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition), 2013, Best film at hammer to nail short film contest, 2012, CINE Golden Eagle Award, 2012 and Best fiction film at Skena Up, 2012. The film was also a winner of the Golden Horseman Best Short Fiction Film at Filmfest Dresden.
Other awards:
On 15 July 2012, the film had its world premiere at Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film had its European premiere at the 28th Warsaw International Film Festival in October 2012 in the Competition Short Films section and in Mexico at Morelia International Film Festival in November 2012. The film went on to screen at many more festival including Solothurn Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, among many other. It further won many awards besides the Student Academy Award such as a CINE Golden Eagle Award and Mauro won for the film the Upcoming Talents Award at Solothurn Film Festival 2013.