Gustavo Bruin, AKA Chicho, is a tightly wound bundle of enthusiasm, perfectionism, and gay panic. A mundane pimple on the day of his University grad photos hurls him down a chaotic spiral of hallucinations that triggers an identity crisis. CHICHO is a surreal, experimental short film that depicts the impact of the Venezuelan crisis on its diaspora, where displacement, survivor's guilt, and religious surveillance collide.

CHICHO the short film is inspired by our theatrical production by the same title.

 
 

SCREENINGS

 
 

The Artists

Augusto Bitter - Writer/Performer/Co-Producer

Arlen Aguayo Stewart - Director/Co-Producer

Roger Galvez - Director of Photography/Editor

Deanna H. Choi - Original Music and Sound Design

Claren Grosz - Assistant Director/Co-Producer

Production:

Deb Lim 林潔樂 - Production Manager

Giuseppe Condello - Lighting

Anita Yung - Sound Recordist

Rodrigo Michelangeli - 1st Assistant to Camera

Hally Levy - Hair & Special Effects Make-up Artist

Caylin Yeung - SFX Lab Assistant, Production Assistant

Margarita Valderrama - Associate Producer, Production Assistant

Alex Rand - Associate Producer

Matthew Kariatsumari - Production Consultant

Post Production:

Bryan Bindon - Dialogue Editor

Michelle Hwu - Foley Artist

Stefana Fratila - Re-recording Mixer

Tricia Hagoriles / Nice Shoes - Colourist

Tyler Dillman - VFX Artist

Ryan Hays - VFX Artist

Ajay Patel - Title + Poster Design

Accessibility:

Superior Description Services / Rebecca Singh - Audio Description, Consultation, and Direction

Vivian Chong - Blind Consultant

Xavier Lopez - Audio Description Narrator (English)

Y Josephine - Audio Description Narrator (Spanish)

Steph Raposo - Recording Technician

Cecilio Escobar - Sound Engineer

Raf Antonio - Closed Captioning

Juan Jaramillo - d/Deaf Consultant

Paula Zelaya Cervantes - Translator

 

Behind the scenes shots by Margarita Valderrama

Thank you for your support

This project wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our community, which helped us fundraise over $6000! And of course, support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council with funding from the City of Toronto.

 
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