Archive Cinema City 2013.
The Companion
El Acompañante
Genre: Short fiction
Country: Peru
Year: 2012
Duration: 23 min
Director: Álvaro Delgardo-Aparicio
Scenario: Álvaro Delgardo-Aparicio
Cast: Carlos Cubas, Ivan Lozano
Programme selection: Cinema City Shorts
Synopsis:
On the outskirts of Lima, a young prostitute tends to his father, a fallen-from-grace artisan. However, the young man feels that his efforts are never enough. He tries to break free, but his father’s dependance is stronger than his son’s will.
Biography:
Alvaro studied Economics and Business Management as a degree and Organizational Psychology as a master at the London School of Economics and Political Science. During his studies, he atended film directing workshops at the London Film Academy. In 2010, he directed his first short film - winner of the audience and Jury award at the Latin American Film Festival. El Acompañante is his second short film as a writer and director which has won the Peruvian National Short film award and has been officially selected in many International film festivals. At the moment, he is working on his first feature length film El Retablo de los Sueños (2014).
Filmography:
¿Me Puedes Ver? (short, 2010) • El Acompañante (short, 2012)
