RGV Short Film, 17 minutes, Rio Grande Valley Premiere

Nominee: Best RGV Short Film, South Texas Actor, South Texas Cinematography, South Texas Director, South Texas Sound

Synopsis:

In El Llorón, Felipe is a professional mourner, paid to weep and console at strangers’ funerals. But beneath the practiced sorrow lies a man whose own pain has no audience. This poetic and thought-provoking short examines the rituals of grief, identity, and the blurred lines between performance and reality.

Rodrigo Moreno-Fernández

Bio:

Rodrigo Moreno-Fernández (Writer, Director, Producer, Editor) is based in southern Texas. After immigrating from Mexico in 2006, the self-taught filmmaker made his directorial debut with the indie feature THE WHOLE. He received the 'First Time Director Award.' from the London Independent Film Awards and the 'Best Screenplay Award' from the Reel East Texas Film Festival.

His short films Ramona and Strings also received awards and accolades including The 2023 Best Texas Filmmaker at the Austin Revolution Film Festival and The Indie Spirt Award at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in 2023.