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SOLO LA LUNA COMPRENDERÁ
​​​​by Kim Torres

18min | Costa Rica/USA | 2023

As a magical moon creeps in the twilight, different timelines entwine in the town of Manzanillo, located in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The youth and the elderly unite and collide in a tale where the town is able to exist as it is: both beautiful and abandoned, mysterious and monotonous. As if in a dream or a memory, mixing a documentary style and science fiction, this story is a search for the complexities of what it means to grow up in a place like Manzanillo.

International Title The Moon Will Contain Us​
Year of production 2023
Length 18'
Country Costa Rica/USA
Shooting Format 16mm
Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
Dialogue Spanish, Creole English​
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Director Kim Torres
Producer Mandarava Bricaire 
Production Company Mercuria 
Co-producer Raul Garcia Jr.
Executive Producers Kim Torres, Mandarava Bricaire, Pietro Bulgarelli
Screenwriters Kim Torres, Julieta Seco, Mandarava Bricaire, Pietro Bulgarelli
Cinematographer Pietro Bulgarelli
Editors Julieta Seco, Kim Torres
Composer Carlos Bergen Dyck 
Image Post Production Alonso R. Víquez 
Sound Designer Thomas Becka 
Sound Recording Nayuribe Montero Jiménez 
Sound Mixer António Porém Pires 
​Cast Joel Arthurs Campbell (as narrator), Dichan Brown Goodman (as himself), Fiorella Nahomi Será Bonilla (as herself), Luna Oporta López (as herself) 

Festival selections
​​​​Locarno Film Festival 2023, Switzerland - World Premiere
New York Film Festival 2023, USA
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2023, Iceland
​Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival 2023, Mexico
Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia 2023, Chile
CinéMartinique Festival 2023
GuadaLAjara Film Festival 2023, USA
Balsas Film Festival 2023, Mexico
Leeds International Film Festival 2023, UK
Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2023, Argentina
​Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2023, Switzerland
​ZINEBI - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao 2023, Spain
L'Alternativa, Festival de Cine Independiente de Barcelona 2023, Spain
​Linea d'Ombra Festival 2023, Italy
​Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar 2023, Chile - Best Short Film Award
Laceno d'oro International Film Festival 2023, Italy
​BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2023, Colombia
​Festival de Cine de La Habana 2023, Cuba
​Hainan Island International Film Festival 2023, China
​Sanfici - Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente 2024, Colombia
​​ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA International Film Festival 2024, Poland
​​Antofacine - Antofagasta International Festival 2024, Chile
​​KINO Athens International Independent Film Festival 2024, Greece
Ismailia International Film Festival 2024, Egypt
Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay 2024
​Los Angeles Festival of Movies 2024, USA
É Tudo Verdade / It's All True  International Documentary Film Festival 2024, Brazil - Best Documentary Short Film Award
Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024, Vietnam
​​Chicago Latino Film Festival 2024, USA
​Beirut International Women Film Festival 2024, Lebanon - Special Jury Mention
PriGlobal International Film Festival 2024, Kosovo
​Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2024, Germany - Hamburg Short Film Award 
Frontera Sur, International Non-Fiction Film Festival 2024, Chile
Bali International Film Festival 2024, Indonesia
Ficmec - Festival Internacional de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias 2024, Spain
Leiden Shorts 2024, Netherlands
​Syncro Film Fest  2024, Argentina
​​The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2024, Norway 
Rooftop Films 2024, USA
Costa Rica Festival Internacional de Cine 2024
​Santiago del Estero Film Festival 2024, Argentina
​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2024, Portugal
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival 2024, Bulgaria
​Ischia Film Festival 2024, Italy
Shorts International Film Festival 2024, Italy
​Habitar el Cine 2024, Venezuela
Andaras Traveling Film Festival 2024, Italy
​​Festival Internacional de Cine Shorts Costa Rica 2024
​Svaneti International Film Festival 2024, Georgia - Best Director Award
​​Nova Frontier Film Festival 2024, USA
​Toko Film Fest 2024, Italy
​​La Guarimba Film Festival 2024, Italy - Best Documentary Award
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​Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival 2024, Armenia
​Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival 2024, Greece
​Festival Silhouette 2024, France
​​CUT TO: GENT Short Film Festival 2024, Belgium
​Guayaquil International Film Festival 2024, Ecuador
​Filmfest Sundsvall 2024, Sweden
​Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival 2024, South Korea
Come on, doc! 2024, Serbia
Ensenada International Film Festival 2024, Argentina
​Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival 2024, Netherlands
​Amazonia and Caribbean International Documentary Film Festival 2024, French Guiana
​Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival 2024, Hungary
​shnit San José Shortfilmfestival 2024, Costa Rica - Jury Award
Spektrum Film Festival 2024, Poland
San Francisco Latino Film Festival 2024, USA
Festival Internacional de Cine de Pasto 2024, Colombia
​Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Filmes 2024, Brazil
​INSTAR Film Festival 2024
​​Festival Internacional de Curtas de Belo Horizonte 2024, Brazil - Best Film Award
Festival Mente Locale - Visioni sul territorio 2024, Italy
Festival Internacional de Cine Corto de Cali 2024, Colombia
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​Festival Internacional de Cine de Quito 2024, Ecuador
​Hayah Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Panamá 2024
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Kasseler Dokfest 2024, Germany 
ÍCARO Festival Internacional de Cine en Centroamérica 2024, Guatemala -  Best Documentary Award
Festival Felina 2024, Chile
"Prvi kadar" International Film Festival 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina
​Macau International Short Film Festival 2024
​Festival Hanan Cine 2024, Peru
​Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival 2024
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Green Mountain Film Festival 2025, USA
​Nouveaux Regards Film Festival 2025, Guadeloupe
La Nueva Ola - Festival del Cine Español y Latinoamericano de Italia 2025, Italy

Director's Statement
For the past decade I’ve been going to Manzanillo on a constant basis, ever since my father moved there. I quickly realized that one of the most beautiful things about this place was that the kids owned the streets. Every night,
when the sun goes down and the air cools a bit,  you can hear the far away voices, the laughs, the singing and the fighting as they wander around the few blocks that make
up the entire town.

If today was the last day on Earth, I thought, What would these kids decide to do? Would they still walk all night long, as if in an eternal spiral? 

This question sparked up a conversation with the youth
and the elders in the town, to reflect on what it’s like to live in a place like this. Even though it’s located near touristic beaches, Manzanillo has always remained a territory of t
he locals. It is mainly inhabited by Afro-Caribbean families that have lived there for decades. The elders speak in
Creole English and remember a more simple past very fondly. On the other hand, the youth are not so interested
in staying in this town that has been historically neglected by a racist Costa Rican government and recently impacted by organized crime. The spirit of community that permeates Manzanillo is what keeps the place afloat, and what also made filming there so special. During the whole process of making the short film, there was a very intimate and playful environment  where we were able to create alongside the kids and teens that participated. Their free spirit was a
guide in the process, everyday there was a new adventure and possibility that didn’t stick to the established plan,
​but flowed along with the reality that was constantly engaging us to integrate it and not impose on it.
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