Synopsis: A grieving shut-in finds herself trapped between life and death.

Elias Hinojosa

Bio:

Hailing from the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, Elias is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin's film program. His debut short LULLABY premiered at the SXSW Longhorn Denius Showcase.

Elias's directing style is as slick as it is subversive. His specialty is in telling bold stories rife with surprising twists, while showcasing the disenfranchised & misunderstood. Elias enjoys wrapping poignant social statements in colorful candy packaging and is committed to crafting worlds where characters can live their shameless truths... no matter life's consequences.

Statement:

"Starring my actual grandmother, Dora in her acting debut, WIDOW blends reality & fantasy both in front and behind the camera. Shot on-location in Roma, Texas along the Mexico border... in the actual forty-year-old home she raised her family in. Created a year after my grandfather’s death, we needed to make sense of my family’s pain. The goal was to give Dora a cathartic creative experience and potentially help others in similar situations. This short film is my family’s soul laid bare. My grandmother’s heart unbroken."