THE BALLAD OF TITA AND THE MACHINES
Short Film (2023)
Directed by: Miguel Angel Caballero
Written by: Luis Antonio Aldana & Miguel Angel Caballero
Producers: Helena Sardinha, Rafael Thomaseto
Executive Producer: Lena Waithe, Constanza Castro, Domenica Castro
Cast: Laura Patalano, Luis Antonio Aldana, Nico Greetham
When Tita, an elderly fieldworker, reluctantly hires an AI humanoid to fill in for her picking strawberries, she attracts the engineers' attention because their humanoids cannot do her back-breaking work.
ACUITZERAMO
Short Film (2020)
Written & Directed by: Miguel Angel Caballero
Executive Producer: Luis Antonio Aldana
Producer: Miguel Angel Caballero
Cast: Sal Lopez, Luis Antonio Aldana, Matias Ponce
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Salvador, a gay Mexican elder who has lost his partner of 15 years, calls his partner's estranged son, Anthony, to tell him of his father's passing. Unaware of their relationship, Anthony travels from Chicago to a small rural town in Mexico to attend his father's funeral. As family secrets are exposed, identities and perceptions are challenged.
BROKEN SUNFLOWER HEARTS
Short Film (2018)
Written & Directed by: Miguel Angel Caballero
Executive Producer: Luis Antonio Aldana
Producer: Miguel Angel Caballero
Cast: Luis Antonio Aldana, Matias Ponce, Luna Camarena
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Broken Sunflower Hearts is an intimate portrait that tells the story of Anthony, a lonely history teacher, and his adopted daughter Luna. Unexpectedly Sam, his ex-boyfriend, shows up one year after their separation, looking for closure or perhaps trying to revive a relationship that once was.