MARADENTRO

A fantastic discovery gets out of hand when artisanal fisherman Nacho and his young nephew Pato accidentally catch a childlike mermaid in their net. Unsure whether to help her, sell her, or release her back into the ocean, the two of them, along with Pato’s overprotective mother Magda, must decide what to do when a bit of magic invades their world.

 

 

Un descubrimiento fantástico se complica cuando dos pescadores artesanales, Nacho y su sobrino Pato, atrapan a una infantil sirena en su red. Inseguros si debiesen ayudarla, venderla, o tirarla de regreso al mar, ellos dos, junto con Magda, la mamá sobre protectora de Pato, deben decidir qué hacer cuando un poquito de magia invade su mundo.

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Directed by Christa Boarini

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Written by Christa Boarini & Joey Abisso

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Produced by David Grove Churhill Viste, Arrianna Hamrah, Alexander Gabrielli, Carlos Luxo

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Cinematography by Matthew Halla

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HONORS
Best International Short - Official Latino Film Festival
Best Director - Cinefantasy Film Festival, Brazil
Audience Award, Best Shorts Festival - Central American Film Festival, Viena
Honorable Mention - Icaro Film Festival, Guatemala

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CAST/ELENCO
Pato - Geovany Morales
Nacho - Alfonso Portillo
Magda - Marylena Jeréz
Sirena - Stefanía Román
Aracely - Sofía Argueta
Papá - Iván Hernandéz
Doña Kati - Dulce Aholibama
Don Fernando - Josué Sotomayor
Julián - Pedro Silva

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Gregory Gilreath
Adam Hendricks
John Lang
Zac Locke
Ricky Andres
Hugh & Peggy Idstein
John Viste & Elaine Strite
Michael Boarini & Patricia Sorg
Werner Sorg

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CREDITS

Production Design - Samantha De León
Gaffer - Bryan Mendoza
Make Up - Stefania Medeiros
Sound Mixer - Kirbie Seis
Script Supervisor - Gabriela Gomez
1st AC - Jorge Gomez
Casting - Flora María Méndez
Editor - Bob Mori
Sound Design - This Is Sound Design
Color - RKM Studios
VFX Supervisor - Alexander Gabrielli
Composer - Chris Mears
Vocalist - Cassie Mears
Vocalist - Olivia Smock
Assistant Director - Carlos de León
Set Electric - Carlos Yonker
Set Decorator - Gabriela Flores
Production Assistant - Dieter Loesener
Production Secretary - Carlos Castro
Marine Captain - Eduardo Marroquín Donis
Marine Captain - Carlos René Villegas
Marine Unit - Guatemala Fishing Tours
Set Security - Alex Alfaro
Catering - Ovopast
Mermaid Tail Construction - MerMade Tails

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Guni & Michael Bostelmann
Richard & Mary Colven
Tom & Jan Colven
Brian Duffy
Haley Keim
John & Margaret Hart

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SPECIAL THANKS
Analuisa Alvarado
Mallory Bass
Alice Blanchard
Annette Boarini
Eric Boarini
James Boarini
Jonathan & Mariena Boarini
Jensine Carr
Sungmi Choi
Bill & Claudia Colven
John & Irma Colven
Preston Colven
Almitra Corey
Will Frank
Susan Foster
Danielle Gabrielli
Glenn & Jenn Gers
Guatemalan Fishing Tours
Chelsea Hackett
Jordan Hassay
Christine Hassay
David Ketterer
Collin Leydon
Megan Maloney
Jack Martin
Mandy Menaker
Jordan Michaud-Scorza
Nathan Miller
Kathryn Nihill
Korey Peterson
Rohitash Rao
Diane Reupert
Lizzie Sam
Tony Scott-Green
Patricia Sorg
Daniel Sollinger
Lauren Suresky
Adam Tate
Eric Tortora Pato
Beth Webber
Chandler Wild