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A Light That Doesn't Dim film image; two women taking drinks from a tray held by another woman near a clothesline

A Light That Doesn't Dim

International Premiere

Sister Jones, a Mormon missionary stationed in Mexico, wants to go home.

Director
Cast

Conner Wharton

Credits
Country of Origin

USA

Year

2024

Language

In English and Spanish with English subtitles

Film Contact
Content Warning

Flashing/strobing lights

18+
19 min
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Credits & Director

Producer

Sylvia Simiao Sun

Screenwriter

Colby Barrios

Cinematography

Quinn Thomashow

Editor

Sydney Fix

Production Design

Reena Kim

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Colby Barrios

Colby Barrios is a Venezuelan American writer and director based in Los Angeles. He is a 2024 Directing Fellow graduate from the AFI Conservatory and a 2024 Latino Film Institute Inclusion Fellow. Having produced over one hundred standup comedy specials, Barrios is interested in the comedic but also the questions that scare us the most. He is currently developing a handful of feature films that explore deep-seated fears, horrifying comedy, and strange character relationships.

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