2011 | 4:34

Reinaldo Arenas

A film by Lucas Leyva
Executive produced by Andrew Hevia, Dennis Scholl

Reinaldo Arenas

The true story of the last few hours in the life of an unintentional immigrant, as told by a dying shark.

Screenings & Awards

Slamdance Film Festival, 2012

SXSW Film Festival, 2012

New Orleans Film Festival, 2012

Glasgow Short Film Festival, 2014

Cinequest Film Festival, 2012

Florida Film Festival, 2012

Viequez International Film Festival, 2016

Gasparilla Film Festival, 2015

Cineglobe Film Festival, 2015

IFP Center, 2015

Key West Film Festival, 2013

CFC (Canadian Film Centre) Film Festival, 2012

Incubate Netherlands Film Festival, 2012

HBO New York Latino Film Festival, 2012

Raindance Film Festival, 2012

Athens Film Festival, 2012

Boston Latino Film Festival, 2012

Indie Grits Film Festival, 2012

Arlington Film Festival, 2012

San Diego Latino Film Festival, 2012

Extremely Shorts Film Festival, 2012

Cucalorus Film Festival, 2012

Credits

Writer/director
Lucas Leyva

Producers
Lucas Leyva, Jillian Mayer, Jonathan David Kane

Executive producers
Andrew Hevia, Dennis Scholl

Director of photography
Daniel Fernandez

Shark
Alberto Ibarguen

Man
Epifanio Leyva

Music
John Hancock, Brian Robertson

Animatronic shark
Jim Boulden, Coral Boulden

Shark wranglers
Nick Ducassi, Jorge Ravelo

Special thanks
Juan Barriga, Rosie Herrea, Colin Foord, Jared McKay, Coral Morphologic, Tomas Gutierrez Alea