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Contrapelo

Shorts in Competition: Narrative

World Premiere

USA | 19 MINUTES | Spanish | English subtitles

CONTRAPELO

Drama, Thriller
Contrapelo is the story of a proud Mexican barber who is forced to shave the leader of a drug cartel. By the end of the shave, the Barber will find out that he and the Capo are not so different.

Screening in Shorts Program: Handle With Care

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer

Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer grew up in Mexico, where he trained daily in the art of creating, observing, and managing conflict in a household with his mother and sisters. In 2011, he attended the American Film Institute Conservatory with an emphasis in Directing. At AFI, he was given the 2012 Director’s Award Grant, and his thesis film, Veladora, received the Bridges/Larson Production Award.
Director
Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Screenwriter
Liska Ostojic, Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Producer
Molo Alcocer, Pin-Chun Liu
Editor
Oliver Harwood
Cinematographer
Carolina Costa
Executive Producer
Evan Anderson, Stewart Blair
Production Designer
Aashrita Kamath
Cast
Art Bonilla, Eduardo Roman, Brian Gomez, Hugo Medina, Chalo González, Martin Montero

CONTACTS

US Sales Contact
Pin-Chun Liu
Ochenta y Cinco Films
Los Angeles, 90027
Phone: 213 610 3525
bagaliu@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
Molo Alcocer
Pa
Los Angeles, 90027
Phone: 323 445 3055
molo.alcocer@gmail.com
Press Contact
Molo Alcocer
Pa
Los Angeles, 90027
Phone: 323 445 3055
molo.alcocer@gmail.com
Print Source
Pin-Chun Liu
Ochenta y Cinco Films
Los Angeles, 90027
Phone: 213 610 3525
bagaliu@gmail.com