A Cuban 15 minutes Short Film
Original Title: Marea
Production year: 2013
Production company: Escuela Internacional de Ciné y Television, San Antonio de los Baños
Original Format: 2K
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, German, Portugal, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian
Sound: Stereo, 5.1
Cast: Yaité Ruiz (Cuba), Carlos Solar (Cuba), Marco Cañizares (Cuba)
Director: Adam Breier (Hungary)
Writter: Adam Breier (Hungary) Nurielis Duarte (Cuba)
Producer: Jorge Nhils (Cuba) Co-producer: Akos Scheider
(Hungary)
Photography: Giovanna Pezzo (Brasil)
Music: Francis del Rio (Cuba)
Sound design: Denis Colina (Cuba)
SINOPSIS
At the beach, Camelia plans to celebrate her son Angel’s
birthday. Provoked by the unforeseen disappearance of his father, Angel
escapes, and Camelia is forced to begin a search that will lead her to confront
the failure of her family.
Adam Breier has received an MA degree specialized in Media Studies in Hungary, he took screenwriting courses in New York, and later on he has graduated from the EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television) in Cuba majoring in fiction directing.
His short fiction and documentary films have been shown in festivals in more then ten countries of the world. He has also directed commercials in Hungary and France.
Adam has lived and worked in France,
Cuba and USA and he is fluent in French, Spanish, English and Hungarian.
His project for a first feature, The Strike has been selected to the Biennale Cinema College 2013 of
Venice.
FILMOGRAPHY:
Zsazsa – 24 min (HD) Documentary – Hungary 2014
Marea/Tides – 15 min – (2K) Fiction – Cuba 2013
La Pelea/The fight – 10 min (HD) Fiction – Cuba 2012
El extraterresre/The alien – 10 min (HD) Documentary – Cuba 2012
Cathrine magánélete/The
private life of Cathrine – 15min (2K) Fiction - Hungary 2012
Trip - 15 min (HD) Fiction - Hungary 2010
Trip - 15 min (HD) Fiction - Hungary 2010
THE PRODUCTION COMPANY:
ESCUELA
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y TV (EICTV)
Address: Finca
San Tranquillino, km 4 y medio
Carratera San
Antonio – Vereda Nueva
Apdo. 40/41 San
Antonio de Los Baños, La Habana, Cuba
Phone/Fax: (+53) 47 38 31 52
Founded in 1986, EICTV is a teaching project of the
Foundation of the New Latin American Cinema (FNCL), presided by Nobel Prize
winner, writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It is a member of CILECT (Centre
International de Liaison de Écoles
de Cinéma et de Télévision), and it is also member of FEISAL (Federation of
Image and Sound Schools of the Latin America), holding the presidency of this
organization up to the present.
Marea Trailer from Adam Breier on Vimeo.
Festival Participation:
1. 34th Festival Internacional de Nuevo Cine Latin Americano, Havana, CUBA
2. 29th Festival Internacional de Guadalajara,
MEXICO
3. 23th Aspen ShortFest, USA
4. 12th Cine Pobre, Gibara, CUBA – HONORABLE MENTION OF THE JURY
5. Finno-Ugric Film Festiva, Estonia (informative screening)
6. Los Angeles Outfest LGTB FILM FESTIVAL
7. Montreal World Film Festival
8. Rec 5. Festival de Cine de Universidades Publicas –
Muestra LatinoAmericana
9. Sardinia Film Festival – Official Selection
10. 14th Trinidad and Tabago Int. Film Festival
11. 17th Molotun Int. Film Festival
10. 14th Trinidad and Tabago Int. Film Festival
11. 17th Molotun Int. Film Festival
12. 14 Festival de Escuelas de Cine, Uruguay – Montevideo -
URUGUAY
13. Busho - HUNGARY
14. Miskolc Cinefest - HUNGARY
15. 6TA MUESTRA
DE CINE CENTRO E IBEROAMERICANO – NICARAGUA
16. Brno 16 Film Festival- CZECK
REPUBLIC – HONORABLE MENTION OF THE JURY
17. Magyar FilmHét - HUNGARY
18. Zinebi, Bilbao (Category A) – SPAIN - BEST LATIN AMERICAN SHORT FILM
19. 34th FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH
– GERMANY
20. Filmtett Fesztivál, Kolozsvár, ROMANIA SECOND PRIZE OF THE JURY
21. International
Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Krakow - POLAND
22. RÖFI V. Rákospalotai Rövidfilmszemle, Budapest - HUNGARY
23. Gay,
Lesbian, Trans Film Festival of Paris
(cheries-cheris.com) - FRANCE
24. London Latin American Film Festival - UK
25. Budapest PRIDE LGTB FILM FESTIVAL
26. 3rd National Student's Film Festival of India, Muestra EICTV
27. Cluj Shorts, Romania
28. Friss Hús, Hungary
29. Tiburon International Film Festival, USA
30. Leden International Short Film Experience, Netherlands
31. Festival of Tolerance, Zagrab
32. Mix Mexico Festival, Cuauhtémoc
33. Strawberry Shorts Film Festival, Cambridge JUDGES AWARD
34. Inside Out TIFF - Toronto
35. The Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
36. Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
24. London Latin American Film Festival - UK
25. Budapest PRIDE LGTB FILM FESTIVAL
26. 3rd National Student's Film Festival of India, Muestra EICTV
27. Cluj Shorts, Romania
28. Friss Hús, Hungary
29. Tiburon International Film Festival, USA
30. Leden International Short Film Experience, Netherlands
31. Festival of Tolerance, Zagrab
32. Mix Mexico Festival, Cuauhtémoc
33. Strawberry Shorts Film Festival, Cambridge JUDGES AWARD
34. Inside Out TIFF - Toronto
35. The Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
36. Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Ten
FAQs
What was it like working with Cuban
actors in Spanish?
Although Spanish is not my native language, after three
years living in Cuba, it felt confortable.
I enjoyed it a lot, but it was a challenge to direct actors in a foreign
language.
We were using a special method, the Meisner Method to
prepare our actors to give an honest performance. It has worked out really
good, I would love to keep on using this amazing method.
What made you want to make this movie?
I have founded fascinating how common prostitution in the
Cuban society. I was curious how can the family members deal with something
like that in the family.
If you had to do it over again, what
would you do differently?
There are a couple small details in the
script that I would do differently, but most of the process I would do the
same. We have learnt a lot from our mistakes as well.
What did you learn about directing
films?
You can’t make movies alone. This was a
thesis project from a film school not only for me, but for the photographer,
the editor, the producer etc. therefore it was our baby. I had a great crew and
this movie would not even me half as good without them.
How did you decide on these actors?
It was a really long casting process to
decide who will play the parts. We wanted to create a real family therefore it
was important that not only they be good actors but to have the chemistry
between them. Finding the kid was the longest process.
Who are your influences?
My biggest influences are filmmakers
like Cassavettes who puts most of his interest on the actor. I believe that the
most important in a movie is the human being that we are following.
Where do you want to work in the future
in Europe or Latin America?
Hopefully in both continents, but for
the moment I am preparing my first feature project in Europe.
PRESS CONTACT
Adam Breier, the director of “Tides”
Telephone: +36 20 4132932
Mail: adambreier@gmail.com