A film by Eric Mainade and The Meza Brothers
Boniato
An illegal migrant worker decides it‘s time to move on from picking crops and find her father. Little does she know, insidious supernatural forces have a different plan for her. Some borders aren’t meant to be crossed.
Screenings & Awards
Sundance Film Festival, 2016
Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival, 2015
Stanley Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Bronze Award Internat’l Short
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Best Horror Short
Viequez International Film Festival, 2016
Atlanta Film Festival, 2016
Dead by Dawn Film Festival, 2016
Maryland International Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Best International Short
Fright Night Film Festival, 2015
Mile High Horror Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Best Short Film
Nominee, Best Directors
Nominee, Best Actress
Nominee, Best Cinematography
Nominee, Best SFX
Diabolique Film Festival, 2015
Filmquest Film Festival, 2015
Spooky Empire Film Festival, 2015
Buried Alive Film Festival, 2015
Stanley Film Festival, 2015
Winner, Best Florida Short Film
Freakshow Horror Film Festival, 2015
Spooky Movie Film Festival, 2015
Sacramento Horror Film Festival, 2015
Credits
Co-directed by
Eric Mainade, Andres Meza-Valdes, Diego Meza-Valdes
Written by
Eric Mainade, Andres Meza-Valdes
Produced by
Cory Czajkowski, Jonathan David Kane
Executive Producers
Lucas Leyva, Eric Mainade, Dennis Scholl
Associate Producer
Jaime Diaz-Mengotti
Director of Photography
Antal “El Ungaro” Steinbach
Cast
Carmen Zumbado, Felix Cortez, Alex Garay, Alberto Meza, Francois Guirola, Diego Lizarzaburu, Angel Sanchez, Michael Toledo, William Garcia, Isabella Naranjo, Kush Suicide, Grecia, Nathan Robert Restrepo, Nassie Shahoulian, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, Roberto Sanchez, Fernando Smith, Diego Smith, Orlando Lopez, Michelle Lopez
Narration
Alex Garay
Original Score
Adam Robi, Shawn Sutta
Music Recording
Audiocastle Studios
Edited by
Diego Meza-Valdes
Assistant Directors
Julian Yuri Rodriguez, Giancarlo Loffredo
Art Direction
Emilio Remoir
Special Effects Makeup
AsikCo. FX
Additional Special Effects Makeup
Emilio Remoir, Miriam Cardoza Alonso
Visual Effects
GAMUT Creative, LLC
VFX Director
Alain Lores
VFX Producer
Meyako Williams
VFX Artist
Andrew Lopez
Costume Design
Carmen Gonzalez, Veronica Gonzalez
Props by
Proper Ladies, Carmen Gonzalez, Grisel Valdes
Additional Props by
Alberto Meza, M3 Studios
Sound Mixer
Cory Czajkowski
Post Production Sound Design
Seripade Audio
Special Effects
Ariel Castillo, Raul Castillo, Manuel Prendes
Color Grading
Jeff Altman, Filmworkers
Production Manager
Kristina Rose Hollan
Assistant Production Manager
Danielle Bender
Additional Camera Support
Juan Barriga, MAR Media, Ricardo Blasco, Alejandro Fuenmayor
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Mainade
Fight Choreographer
Walter Garcia – ENSO
Safety Coordinator
Luis Benitez
Stunts
ENSO Productions, Jenn Harris, David Christian, David Conk, Anthony Minimi Anderson, Niko Bogucki, Travis Gomez, Paul O’Connor, Mike Jamorski, Isaac Hughes, Juan Hernandez, Ana Botelho
Stunt Riggers
Eric “ET” Miranda, Frank Mainade, Luis Benitez
2nd Unit Photography
Daniel Fernandez
Key Assistant Camera
Nicole Winer
Assistant Camera
Michael Chavez
Gaffer
Lavelle Higgins
Grips
Cameron Boisseau, Juan Santiago Mendez, Francis Mingo
Dialogue Translation
Alex Garay, Ellie Cardoza
Production Assistants
Ellie Cardoza, Kendall Task Force, Michael Toledo, Diego Lizarzaburu, Angel Sanchez, William Garcia, Renie Alvino, Nathan Restrepo
Production Support
David Rojas
Location Manager
Francois Guirola
Catering
Grisel Valdes
Special Thanks
M3 Studios, Confetti & Fog FX, Raul “The Tiger” Rodriguez, Grassy River Farm, Anytime Rentals, Jillian Mayer, Nick Ducassi, Sam Zimmerman, Alex Petkovich, UM Special Collections, UM Communications, Grant Curtola, Brett Potter, Linda Barrocas-Meyer, Grisel Valdes
