Événement

Desde allá / From Afar

(Opens with the Official Selection Panorama Short film "Todo lo demás" / "Everything Else")

Desde allá / From Afar

A film by Lorenzo Vigas

Venezuela/Mexico, Drama/Romance, 2015
93 min, Color
Spanish with English subtitles

Austin Premiere

www.strandreleasing.com/films/from-afar

Wealthy middle-aged Armando (Alfredo Castro) lures young men to his home with money. He doesn't want to touch, only watch from a strict distance. He also follows an elderly businessman with whom he seems to have had a traumatic relationship. Armando's first encounter with street thug Elder (Luis Silva) is violent, but this doesnt discourage the lonely mans fascination with the tough, handsome teenager. Financial interest keeps Elder visiting him regularly and an unexpected intimacy emerges. But Armando's haunted past looms large, and Elder commits the ultimate act of affection on Armando's behalf. FROM AFAR is the shattering feature debut from Venezuelan writer-director Lorenzo Vigas. Set in Caracas chaotic lower class communities, Vigas's turbulent story reveals the complex bond between two men worlds apart.

Producer: Guillermo Arriaga, Rodolfo Cova, Michel Franco
Production Companies: Factor RH Producciones, Lucia Films, Malandro Films
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga (based on a story by), Lorenzo Vigas
Cinematographer: Sergio Armstrong
Editor: Isabela Monteiro de Castro
Sound Design: Waldir Xavier
Cast: Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla