CHICHO (the film)
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
WORLD/US PREMIERE: Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival (Los Angeles)
CANADIAN PREMIERE: 25th Anniversary Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival (Calgary)
SOUTH AMERICAN PREMIERE: 20th Edition of OutfestPerú International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Lima)
34th Edition of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
21st Edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
41st Anniversary of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
28th Annual Seattle Queer Film Festival
22nd Edition of the Miami Short Film Festival (Nominee for Best Comedy)
1st Edition of the Caribe Atómico Film Festival (Caracas, Venezuela)
8th Edition of the Toronto Queer Film Festival
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.