SYNOPSIS

Martinez, a lonely accountant who really prizes his daily monotony, is pushed by his hierarchy to retire. While his life stability is threatened, his neighbor, a woman of his age, is found dead in her home after several days. Although he has never met her, her death will make him realize that his life is still ahead of him.

Original Title: Martínez Country: Mexico Year: 2023 Ratio: 2:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 93 min Language: Spanish

BIOGRAPHY

Lorena Padilla is a NYU/Tisch School of the Arts graduate, sponsored by Fulbright. She produced the documentary The Naptime, which premiered at Tribeca Film Fest and was the writer of 499 which won best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival 2020. Martinez, her feature directing debut, participated at Berlinale Talents ’09, Torino Film Lab ’10 and was supported by IMCINE, Tribeca Film Institute, Filma Jalisco and Austin Film Society Fund.

Filmography

Martinez - 2023

CREW

Director and Screenwriter: Lorena Padilla DOP: Gerardo Guerra Art Directors: Maite Pérez-Nievas, Marianne Cebrián Editors: Liora Spilk Bialostozky Costume Design: Constanza Martínez Sound Design: Alvaro Arce Producer: Georgina González Production: Alquimia Cinematográfica World Sales: Luxbox

CAST

Francisco Reyes, Humberto Busto, Martha Claudia Moreno

FESTIVALS

Guadalajara International Film Festival - Guadalajara Construye - Pix-in-Post Award - 2021

Miami Film Festival - Competition - 2023

Cleveland International Film Festival - New Direction Competition - 2023

San Francisco International Film Festival - First Feature Competition - 2023

Entre Dos Mundos Latin American Film Festival of Florence - 2023

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival - Features - 2023

Guadalajara International Film Festival - Mezcal Award, Made in Jalisco - Best Feature Film Made in Jalisco - 2023

CineFestival San Antonio - 2023

Puerto Rico Film Festival - International Official Selection - 2023

Pluk de Nacht Film Festival - 2023

Festival de Cine De Santander - Óperas Primas - 2023

New York Latino Film Festival - International Features - 2023

Calgary International Film Festival - International Narrative Competition - 2023

Biarritz Latin America Festival - Out of Competition - 2023

Gala Film Fest - 2023

Glasgow Film Festival - 2024

Lorena Padilla

Writer-Director