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Who is the Executioner? / ¿Quién es el Verdugo?
Country / Pais: Peru / Perú
Film Category / Género: Experimental
Format / Formato: DV CAM
Date completed / Año de Producción: 2008-2009
Length of film / Duración: 10 min
Director  / Director: Brian Jacobs
Cast / Intérpretes: Dayana Moreno, Yasman Martínez & Alain Jiménez

Synopsis / Sinopsis: Two naked bodies. He wants to marry her, but she doesn’t. She lies to him. Manipulates him. A camera privately spies on them. An executioner is who observes the scene. Maybe there are several executioners, or perhaps none. It could be that nothing of this is happening. They are beginning to suspect that. A circle between manipulation and representation.
Dos cuerpos desnudos. Él quiere casarse con ella, pero ella no. Le miente. Lo manipula. Una cámara los espía en la intimidad. Quien observa la escena es un verdugo. Tal vez sean varios verdugos o quizás ninguno. Puede ser que nada de esto esté ocurriendo. Ellos lo empiezan a sospechar. Un círculo entre la manipulación y la representación.

Awards/ Premios: Won Best Experimental at Tregor Short Film Festival, France, 2009; Won Best Director at Short shorts Film Festival, Mexico.

Director’s Bio  / Bio del Director: Brian Jacobs (Lima, 1982). He studied Communication Sciences. Then he followed specialization courses in Direction and Script at the EICTV, Cuba. At his 26 years, he has worked as a director, art director and producer at several and successful operas, theatre plays and television programs in his country. In 2008, he founded “Carapulkra Films” a production company who supports new young and emerging talent from his country.

Brian Jacobs (Lima, 1982). Estudia Ciencias de la Comunicación Audiovisual. Luego sigue cursos de especialización en Dirección y Guión en la EICTV, Cuba. A sus 26 años, ha trabajado como director, director de arte y productor en diversas y exitosas óperas, obras teatrales y programas de televisión en su país. En el 2008, funda “Carapulkra Films”, productora que apoya al nuevo y emergente talento audiovisual peruano.

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