Walking Distance
- Feature
- 2015
- 104 Minutes
- Mexico
- Language: Spanish
An urban fairytale about Fede, a man who weighs 200kg and lives confined to his home. Fede decides to venture out of his house and take an old picture reel to a photo lab where he meets Paulo, a solitary comic lover that ends up selling him a used camera. Ramon, Fede's brother-in-law teaches him photography is more than just a hobby. A friendship grows between Fede, Paulo and Ramon, changing their lives forever.
Director: Alejandro Guzmán Alvarez
Screenwriter: Itzel Lara
Production Company: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, A. C. Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad FOPROCINE – México
Photos
Awards
2015: Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (International Competition)2015: Festival du nouveau Cinéma, Canada
2015: Chicago IFF, USA2015: Rome Film Fest, Italy
2015: Stockholm IFF, Sweden
2015: Tallinn Black Nights, Estonia
2015: Goa IFF, India
2015: Havana IFF, Cuba
2016: Santa Barbara IFF, USA
2016: Febiofest Praha, Czech Republic
2016: LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International, Germany
2016: St. Paul International Film Festival, Minneapolis, USA
Cast and Crew
Screenwriter: Itzel Lara
Producer: karla Bukantz, Henner Hofmann
DOP / Camera: Diana Garay
Editor: Juan Manuel, Figueroa
Sound: Pablo Tamez Sierra
Music: Luis “Luca” Ortega
Cast: Luca Ortega, Mauricio Issac, Joel Figueroa, Martha Claudia Moreno
Director
Alejandro Guzmán Alvarez
Born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, December 4th, 1973. In 1996 he begins his studies at the Centro de Capacitacion Cinematográfica where he directed several short films. Professionally he directed the second unit of the feature films Pasotrela, The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro and Belzebuth. Alejandro is a professor at the School of Dramatic Literature and Theatre.
Filmography
Walking Distance (2015)
Short Films
El otro José (2005)
Ella duerme (1998)