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Petra

Directed by Randy Valdes
United States
2021
29 mins

Marlie, a dutiful assistant who dreams of being the theater's next great actor, struggles to wrangle a flamboyant cast of characters for a closing performance of Las Amargas Lagrimas de Petra von Kant, their adaptation of Fassbinder's German text. Dealing with Margo, the theater's volatile director, is always challenging, but it's critically so when Marlie has to tell her that the main electric panel has collapsed just two hours before showtime and she had to call the only electrician who could fix the archaic apparatus: Frank, Margo's ex-husband.

Supported by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, sponsored by Oolite Arts and by FlixLatino and ViendoMovies available with Xfinity.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    World Premiere
  • Director
    Randy Valdes
  • Cast
    Alicia Hechavarria, Jorge Luis Alvarez, Fernando Hechavarria, Carlos Caballero, Yaniel Castillo
  • Writer
    Randy Valdes
  • Cinematographer
    Randy Valdes
  • Editor
    Hector David Rosales, Randy Valdes
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Theme
    En español, Short
  • Award
    Made in MIA Short

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