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PART OF THE ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY CARTOON CARTOONS:
Malinchista, The Libertarian, GNT, Beats, Nuevo Rico, Our Perpetual Now, Revolykus, Roach

Date Location Time Tickets
June 2 - 6 VIRTUAL Screening On Demand BUY TICKETS

West Coast Premiere

Roach

Directed by Agustín Touriño

Argentina | 13:20 minutes | 2020

One day, Gregorio discovers a cockroach in his cupboard and sees an opportunity to change his life.

Gregorio has a monotonous life, going back and forth from the factory where he works, to his apartment, where he lives alone. One day he finds a cockroach in his cupboard and instead of killing it, he decides to adopt it. This will change Gregorio's life completely.
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Agustín Touriño lives in Córdoba, Argentina. He studied Film and TV at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. He is Animator and Director at El Birque Animaciones, where he participated in several projects such as “Doña Ubenza," “Tenemos Voz," “Óperas para Soñar," to name a few. He worked in productions like “Bob Cuspe - Nós Não Gostamos de Gente” (Coala Filmes), “Testigo de una Época” (Encuentro), and other personal projects such as “Pintando Mundos” and his graduation thesis, “Roach.”
Type of Film Short
Country of Origin Argentina
Year Film Was Completed 2020
Runtime 13:20 minutes
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Social media Handles https://www.instagram.com/cucaracha.shortfilm/ https://www.instagram.com/films.to.festivals
Director Agustín Touriño
Written by Matías Deon, Agustín Touriño, Exequiel Ayala Lucarelli
Producers Emanuel Gutiérrez, Andrés Grabois
Cinematography Exequiel Ayala Lucarelli
Edited by Matías Deon, Agustín Touriño, Exequiel Ayala Lucarelli
Music by Ana Gabriela Yaya Aguilar, Mariela Díaz
Sound Design Matías Deon, Exequiel Ayala Lucarelli
Art Direction Matías Deon, Exequiel Ayala Lucarelli

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