mañana negra 12:35 | bilingual | fiction
On Christmas night, a heartbroken girl uncovers how the impact of leaving home shapes her will to love.
On Christmas night, after discovering her mother reading her diary, Teresa runs away from home and is left with nowhere to go. Now in solitude, with her secret crush on her best friend exposed, Teresa divulges her fear and shame.
Such is the plot of mañana negra, which is a collection of vignettes that attempts to epitomize a teenage girl’s emotional skepticism. The film’s name and setting is a visualization of the merging of subconscious and consciousness: the black morning or the time when night seeps into morning. A reckoning without light. A sleepless dream.
The film aims to show how the trauma of immigration fuses the past with the present, and affects the discovery of Queerness. Teresa is haunted by her estranged family, a home that exists only in the past and the oncoming reaction of her Catholic mother. All the while, she dearly holds unspoken feelings for her best-friend, Jeimy, who is also leaving. The battle to be won is between the fear of loss and the will to love.
poster by Amanda Ocaña
2023 Official Selection - Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
2023 Official Selection - The Bush Films
2023 Official Selection - UPTILT Film Fest
2023 Official Selection - Latina Independent Film Extravaganza
Winner Best Experimental Film
2023 Official Selection - WIFTA Short Film Showcase
2023 Official Selection -
Festival De Cine Latino Americano - NORTE
Festival De Cine Latino Americano - NORTE
2023 Official Selection - Short - Shorts
2023 Official Selection - Caracas Iberoamerican Film Festival
2023 Semifinalist - Blow-Up Arthouse Filmfest · Chicago
2022 Semifinalist - ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest
Film Stills
Behind the Scenes Photography by Nykolas Zollbrecht
Set Photo 1
Set Photo 2
Set Photo 3
Set Photo 4
Set Photo 5
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Written & Directed By
Valentina Hueck
Produced by
Yessenia Sanchez
Brielle Barozzini
Valentina Hueck
Yessenia Sanchez
Brielle Barozzini
Valentina Hueck
Director of Photography
Ana Faneite
Ana Faneite
Starring
Tommi Aleman
Lylah Mirabella Lopez
Kassandra Rubio
Soliel Arya
Tommi Aleman
Lylah Mirabella Lopez
Kassandra Rubio
Soliel Arya
Cast
Marlen Van Note
Ronald S. Carvajal
Numira Figuera
Eduardo Morales
Maruja Landaeta Morales
Carl Van Note
Ana Chang
Andrea Hueck
Robbie Poisella
Marlen Van Note
Ronald S. Carvajal
Numira Figuera
Eduardo Morales
Maruja Landaeta Morales
Carl Van Note
Ana Chang
Andrea Hueck
Robbie Poisella
Special Thanks
Dee Hayes
Jennifer Ysuiza
Honey Head Films
Lighthouse Films
Cortland Bull City Apartments
Bruce Puckett
Amanda Ocaña
Zenny Garcia Merino
This project is supported in part by the Pivotal Fund
Cucalorous Filmed in NC Fund
Southern Equality Fund
This project is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Cucalorous Filmed in NC Fund
Southern Equality Fund
This project is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Assistant Director
Yessenia Sanchez
Assistant Camera
Gaffer
Production Sound Mixer
Production Designer
Makeup Artist, Costume Designer &
Assistant Art Director
Grip
Reaux Farrow
Assistant Editor & Set Photographer
ADR Mixer
Will Patterson
Colorist
Editor & Sound Designer
Valentina Hueck
Additional Sound Design
Location Scout
Guitarist
Matthew Brennan
Production Assistant
Andrea Hueck
