The night shift clerk at a sex hotel, suffering from narcolepsy, is faced with a night when things are unusually busy and housekeeping finds a gun in room 6. This is an offbeat dark comedic drama about trying to cope in the face of overwhelming challenges. The film is a brilliant example of economic filmmaking, all shot in one room it masterfully uses production design, different lighting and camera angles to create a multi-spacial environment. The deadpan performance by the lead actor is brilliant. Add absolutely professional direction, production and a captivating who-did-what-when script and mix well. In this surreal world full of quirky characters in a dingy Buenos Aires motel a surprise find leads to a hilarious investigation and unlikely heroes.
Community Partner
Valentino Albano Naughton, Dana Carolina Gorgone, Irune Porcel
Argentina
2023
In Spanish with English subtitles
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits
Producer
Julieta Matarrese
Screenwriter
Santiago Lago, Julieta Matarrese
Cinematography
Leandro Martinez
Editor
Santiago Lago, Florencia Di Pascuale
Art Director
Connie Valentino
Original Music
Marcelo Cataldo
Director
Santiago Lago
Santiago Lago Otero is a Audiovisual designer (UBA). He founded the independent production company Forajido Audiovisual in 2017, where he works as a director, producer, scriptwriter, and editor. He produced and directed Live Sessions and videoclips for festivals such as GRL PWR, EKSPERIMENTA II, and for artists such as Perotá Chingó, Los Pibes del Espacio, and Playa Sintética. He participated in multiple narrative short films such as Al Otro Lado, winner of the Jury Award at the Soria Festival in Buenos Aires, and Official Selection of the Women’s Audiovisual Screenshot (MUA), projected at the MAR Museum during the Day International for Working Women in the framework of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. His latest fiction short film Turno Nocturno (Night Shift) premiered at the 24º Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI 2023) and won a special RAFMA mention at 12º FICIC.