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My Chest is Full of Sparks

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September 7 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Director: Gal S. Castellanos
Mexico | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 75 min | Documentary

My dad dies. Days later, my mom escapes to Turkey to meet her secret Facebook lover. I propose to my mother that we communicate through video letters. These video correspondences reveal our attempts to see each other through a shaky journey of self-discovery. My mom, who gave up singing to embrace motherhood, finds freedom for the first time far from home. I, in solitude, while making this film, discover that I need to transition and change my name.

Awards

  • Mejor documental mexicano 2024 Festival internacional de cine de Monterrey.
  • Mejor documental mexicano 2024 Festival de cine documental Zanate.
  • Mención Especial del Jurado Festival de Málaga 2025

 
 

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My Chest is Full of Sparks.

GAL S. CASTELLANOS

Gal S. Castellanos was born in 1991. He is a writer, director, and researcher, holding a degree in Audiovisual Arts from the Department of Image and Sound at the University of Guadalajara. An interdisciplinary artist, he identifies as a transitioning individual and “maricolesbiano.” His work focuses on experimental narratives and the exploration of self-reference as a performative and social device.
GAL S. CASTELLANOS.