TRAILER
SYNOPSIS
Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons, she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when Lupe finds herself battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela's lessons will remind her that punk rock is more than just loud music, and connecting with her Latin roots may just save their lives.
FILM DETAILS
Director: Javier Badillo
Country: Canada
Language: English & Spanish with subtitles in both languages
Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds
Year: 2023
SCREENING DETAILS
Date: October 12, 2024
Time: 6:06 pm
Venue: Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Javier Badillo is a Leo nominated, Venezuelan-Canadian writer, director and producer. After careers in music performance and 2D animation, Javier found a natural fit in independent film. Since 2008, his short films have been selected and won awards at numerous festivals including Chicago Children’s Film Festival, Cinéfest Sudbury, Flickers' Rhode Island, and Reelworld, among many others. In 2022, Javier released his first feature film, the war drama ROADS OF ITHRIYAH, receiving five BC Leo Award nominations including best picture, best directing, best lead actor, and best script, winning for best sound. It was nominated as Best Canadian Film at RIFFA. Javier is currently preparing to shoot his second feature film, the Latinx punk rock, sci-fi action comedy LUPE Q AND THE GALACTIC EARWORMS. Funded by Telefilm Canada, CreativeBC, Shaw Rocket Fund, and New Dawn (Nederlands Filmfond), the film is scheduled for production in late 2024, with a theatrical release in 2027.