Los Caídos
TFI Suppport
TFI Network 2020
Logline
The aging Orestes lives a solitary life in Old Havana until the day his daughter - who Orestes abandoned when she came out as a transwoman - is found dead. Orestes must question his own prejudices in order to form a relationship with his newly discovered adult grandson, Gabriel.
Damián Sainz Edwards
Director
Damián Sainz is graduated from the University of Arts, Havana, Cuba and from the EICTV with a degree in documentary direction. Sainz also studied at the Mel Hoppenheim Film School in Montreal, and at the Cinema du Réel Department at HEAD Genève. He has worked as director, editor and producer in documentary films in Cuba, Canada, Switzerland and Spain and has collaborated with visual arts projects like Galleria Continua, Ludwig Foundation and Citta de L’Arte.
Viana González
Producer
Viana González is a young Cuban producer who graduated from the International Film School and TV in Cuba (EICTV) and is the leader of the production company Autonauta Films. She has produced several short films, which have been screened in Cannes, Biarritz, Sundance, IDFA, among others festivals.