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La Parka (The Reaper)

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY
Gabriel Serra Arguello
29' / 2013 / Mexico
Web: www.elccc.com.mx
Spanish
English subtitled

Audience vote 6.61

By Efrain, also known as the Reaper, we will discover the deeper link between his work and his personal life, its relationship with death, the guilt with which they deal in life and the losses that have made Efrain think more about his work. The common thread is the dead meat, and the industrial processes that it goes through in the slaughterhouse. However, it’s the excuse to get closer to the character inner conscience.

Main Festivals & Awards

Short Shorts México (2013) - PREMIO A MEJOR CORTOMETRAJE DOCUMENTAL
Premios José Rovirosa, José Rovirosa´s Awards Mexico (2013) MENCIÓN HONORÍFICA
Kasseler Dokfest, Alemania (2013) - “GOLDEN KEY” AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Festival dei Popoli, Italia (2013) - JURIE´S SPECIAL MENTION
Festival de Cine y Video Documental Zanate, Colima México (2013) MENCIÓN HONORÍFICA

DOCSDF (2013) / Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, México (2013) / Camerimage International Film Festival (2013) / Recontres Henri Langlois, Poitiers (2013) / Festival Internacional de Cine FICKino-Ich, Tabasco (2013) / Festival Ícaro (2013) / New Directors / New Films, Lincoln Center NY, Museum of Modern Art MOMA (2014) / CineClass Festival International du Film Scolaire et Universitaire (2014)

Director's Biography

Gabriel Gilberto Serra Arguello, born in Managua, Nicaragua on July 5, 1984. I did my primary and secondary studies in Managua (1990-2000). I studied Social media, finishing a degree with a major in radio and television (2002-2007). I participated in an art collective group whose name was TAJO (young art workshop) where i did video art and photography exhibitions in various parts of Central America (2004-2007). I worked in a production company called erimotion as a photographer and editor of commercials and social documentaries (2003-2007). I entered in the film school Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica (CCC), in Mexico City i studied cinematography and I'm in my final year.

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