Adolfo

“Well then, if you were a cactus, where would you live?”

What happens when aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, a cactus and a sad boy bump into each other at an isolated bus station? In Sofía Auza’s unconventional boy-meets-girl fairytale, Momo, dressed up as the legendary aviator, has just been released from rehab and Hugo and his cactus named Adolfo are on their way to his estranged father’s funeral. Over the course of a night, the three offbeat protagonists embark on a series of adventures with the ultimate mission to find a new home for Adolfo – and eventually to heal some wounds along the way. A life-affirming parable of love, styled with fluorescent layers of dreamy colours and floaty indie-riffs that explores how sadness and happiness, doubt and belief are reverse sides of the same coin.
by Sofía Auza
with Juan Daniel García Treviño, Rocío de la Mañana
USA / Mexico 2023 Spanish,  Subtitles: English 69’ Colour World premiere | Debut film | recommendation: 14 years and up

With

  • Juan Daniel García Treviño (Hugo)
  • Rocío de la Mañana (Momo)

Crew

DirectorSofía Auza
ScreenplaySofía Auza
CinematographyLeo Calzoni
EditingJorge Macaya, Agustín Ortiz
MusicAndrés Sánchez, Gus Reyes
Sound DesignJomi Enríquez
SoundIsrael Gallo
Production DesignJimena Chowell
CostumesMaría Julia de la Garma
Make-UpIsaac Chavira
CastingMarco Aguilar
Assistant DirectorPablo Guerrero
Production ManagerKarla Hernández
ProducersCamila Jiménez, Silvana Aguirre, Alejandro Durán
Executive ProducerSheila Aguirre

Produced by

The Immigrant

Los Angeles, Miami, Madrid, Mexiko, Mexico

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Sofía Auza

Born in Mexico in 1993, the writer and director graduated from Vancouver Film School in 2017. Adolfo is her debut feature film. She is also the creator and writer of the TV series Yellow which is due to be released on a major streaming service in 2023.

Filmography

2023 Yellow; TV series · Adolfo

Dates

Sat Feb 18 15:30

Zoo Palast 1

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Sun Feb 19 18:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

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Tue Feb 21 12:45

Zoo Palast 2

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Fri Feb 24 19:30

Urania

Before the screening: Award ceremony Generation 14plus

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Sat Feb 25 20:00

Urania

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