Film & Video
"Pruning" is a short film co-created by Anto Astudillo and Kelley Van Dilla. As we deepen our friendship, we've discovered wonderful synchronicities in our lived experiences as trans and queer filmmakers, and we decided we wanted to create something together!
The film follows Polo in their day-to-day life while they navigate medically transitioning, looking for work, and living alone in a lonely city. Though they find caring for plants easier than caring for themselves, an elder wise woman, Tia Silvia, constantly checks in on them and helps them on their journey.
Every night Polo has the same dream: that they're slowly turning into a being made of plants.
For more information visit:
https://shoutout.wix.com/so/1aOXjHGRM?languageTag=en
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Pruning Crew:
Directors-Writers: Kelley Van Dilla and Anto Astudillo
Camera-DP: Ned Gaynor, Ashika Kuruvilla
Sound and AC: Ashika Kuruvilla, Iman "King" Carter
Sound, lighting & grip: Vander
Costume sculptor & Special effects artist: Annie Temmink
Make-up Artist: Julia Morgan Fox
PA & Boom Op: Iman "King" Carter
PA & BTS: Ari Smith
PA & Kraft Services: Kendall Burger
PA: Mateo Del Campo
Set Producer: Claudia Carrasco
Pre-production coordinator and storyboard: Lupe Campos
Pruning Cast:
Anto Astudillo
Kelley Van Dilla
Mecha
In the fashion film "I remembered that I have free will," Raya, feeling societal pressure, reluctantly dives into the dating scene but finds herself uninterested in most of her encounters. Just as she connects with someone, they reject her unexpectedly, leading her to seek comfort in an old flame. Frustrated by all these encounters, Raya decides that she does not want to comply with any dating rules anymore. She remembers that she has free will and breaks free from all this dating nonsense.
Cast & Crew Credits
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27180867/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
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Cast
Raya: Christina Thanos @christinasabbia
Feli: Vianca Camila Perez @viancapb
Alva: Kiara Pace @kiara_ailene
The Psychic: Nia Rose @niaarosee
The Sudoku Guy: August Broos @augustbroos
The Soft Boy: Mason Kelly @imasonkelly
The Narcissist: Kimberly Borrero @itskim.b
The Bookish Boy: Dylan Lorenzo @dylanlorz
The Red Flag: Kitty Lever @kittylever
Narrator: Julie Porlein
Crew
Written & directed by: Miriam Lena Haspel @miriamlenahaspel
Styling: Miriam Lena Haspel @miriamlenahaspel, Isabella Rusz @isa_eliass
DP: Anneka Bunnag @anneka.photo_
1.AC: Trevor Brenden @trevorbrenden
2.AC: Filip Cvetkovic @1986ph
Gaffer: Aaron Hu @_aaronhu_, Kaashvi Agarwal @kaashvi_agarwal
Sound: Finn Hamre-Myers @finn_thm, Kaashvi Agarwal @kaashvi_agarwal
Production Design: Miriam Lena Haspel @miriamlenahaspel
Set Dresser: Enora Floch @enoraflochliva
Hair Stylist: April Andreu @april.andreu
Hair Assistant: Misha Mclea @mi__sha
Makeup: Maria Stocker @mstockermakeup, Julia Morgan Fox @juliamorganfoxmakeup
Wardrobe: Niamh Boyle @niamh.mb, Francesca Caporali @fraancio
Set Photography: Vasilis Sakkos @vasiliarts, Hannah Kim @thehannahkim
1.AD: Gabriel Rodriguez-Fuller @veritablepictures
PA: Claire Martin @clairavaux
Runner: Niels Cremer @niels.cremer
Catering: Lavanya Vinyaka @i._was._here._
Post
Editor: Pia Mozet @piamzt
Music: Laura Adama @adama.jllh
Sound Design: Cäcilie Willkommen @zile_2501, Freya Siewert @freya_swt
Color Grading: Johannes Heller @helleronearth
Graphics: Henry Boebst @ongrih
VFX: Valentin Bolte @valaentin_