North American Premiere
Samuel Urbina’s feature debut is a quiet, deeply affecting mother and son drama following Sol, a single mother whose son Junior is preparing to move to Lima upon graduating college. Working as a keyboard player in the small Peruvian town of Piura, Sol spends much of her time on the road between gigs, using the commute to process her feelings on becoming an empty nester. While Junior is eager to spread his wings and explore the world outside their remote desert town, he too is feeling separation anxiety as he faces the unknown.
In That Shadow Fading, Urbina molds the language of minimalist cinema to his own regional dialect with great skill and precision. He is interested in observational, mundane moments where silences speak volumes, and his thoughtful mise-en-scene captures the subtle yet profound emotional shifts and moods, complemented by all-around arresting cinematography and impeccable sound design.
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Sylvia Majo, Santiago Torres Rojas, Antonio Miranda
Peru
2025
In Spanish with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Samuel Urbina, Walter Manrique Cervantes
Producer
Jorge G. Castañeda
Screenwriter
Samuel Urbina
Cinematography
Carlos Gerardo García
Editor
Samuel Urbina
Production Design
Sandra Fernández del Río
Original Music
Marisol Cao Milán
Samuel Urbina
Samuel Urbina is a film director and producer born and based in Piura, Peru. His work is driven by an interest in cinema that moves between fiction and non-fiction, with territory as its point of departure. Since 2018, he has been the promoter of the Piura International Short Film Festival “Cine con Chifles”, a platform conceived to discover, train, and foster new cinematic voices in his local community. That Shadow Fading (2025) is his debut feature film.
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