Fourth Rosarito International Film Festival
44 movies from 17 countries selected among 319 submitted
official selection
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Path of the Shadows, by Justin Mills in Best photography
Tribute, by Tristan Alan, in Best short
Influencia, by Pablo Aura, in Best mexican feature, Best director
Light Matter, by Virgil Widrich, in Best short
Bummer, by Barry Worthington, in Best short
We Are Not Princesses, by Sara Maamouri, in Best documentary
Antonio Norales: Garifuna Guardian, by Walker Simon, in Best short
Life of a Mosquito, by Hannah Simicic, in Best short
Love Possibly, by Che Grant, in Best feature film, Best actor
"As the Earth Turns", by 8th Sense Productions in Best short
Where Is My Home（English Subtitles, by The Church of Almighty God (CAG) in Best feature film
How The West Was Once, by Dave Johnson in Best documentary
My Name Was January, by Alex Sangha in Best short
Sailor, Sufi, Spy, by Raeshma Razvi in Best documentary
KHARAM, by Sajith Pulassery in Best feature film
The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything(English Dubbing)by The Church of Almighty God (CAG) in Best documentary
Lukas and the Paper Boat, by Max Ahrens in Best short
Path of Egress, by Trance Productions in Best feature film
Execution Day, by Jalaladdin Gasimov in Best director
Sholler's Archive, by Jalaladdin Gasimov in Best script
Outside Arcadia. by Robb Rokk in Best short
Loners, by Mario Di Leonardo in Best feature film
OSIMI, by Chris Schueler in Best documentary
The Dollhouse,by Kyra Gardner in Best short
GOD CAME 'ROUND, by Derek Frey in Music video
The Fog, by Ali Shoorvarzi in Best short, Best director, Best script, Best actor, Best actress, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction, Best music
Non Hitchcockian bathroom,by saeed nejati in Best short
it rains slowly, by saeed nejati in Best short
look at me for a moment, by Muhammad Gharibi in Best short, Best director, Best actor, Best actress, Best photography, Best edition
Emergency Alert, by Mike Madigan in Best short
On the Fence, by Luciana Caplan in Best short, Best director, Best actor, Best actress, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction
Wander About Me, by Ghazaleh Soltani in Best feature film
The Noise of the Light, by Germain Robin in Best short
Otro Lado, by Philip Sedgwick in Best short
Free fly from the fifth floor, by Araz Pourvatan in Best short
The God Inside My Ear, by Joe Badon in Best director
Javed ,by Tariq Bashir in Best short
Blood & Steel: Cedar Crest Country Club, by Anatol Chavez in Best documentary
FOREIGN, by Edson Lemos in Best feature film
Icons, by Ronnie Cramer in Best short
Ghost Squad, by Anatol Chavez in Best feature film
Masters of Resonance, by Francois Driessen in Best documentary
With my own two hands,by MICHAEL BAROCAS in Best short, Best director, Best script, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction, Best music
Alfaião, by André Almeida Rodrigues in Best short, Best director, Best script, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction
Long time, by Cassandre Émanuel in Music video
Help Wanted , by Michael Madden in Best short
Adult's Agony, by Johanna Johan in Best short
The Things Of The Other Side, by Javier Figuero in Best actor
Unhappy Holiday, by Katie Garibaldi in Music video
The Wingman, by Jeremy Gutierrez in Best short
AWARDED FILMS
Best Feature Movie
“Love is not Love”
Director Stephen Keep Mills
United States
Best Documentary
“Sockeye Salmon. Red Fish”
Directors Dmitriy Shpilenok , Vladislav Grishin
Russian Federation
Best Short
“Greta's Bed and Breakfast”
Director Elisabeth Seth Rippe
Sweden
Best Actor
“THE DIAMETER OF THE ABYSS”
Fernando Alegre
Argentina
Best Actress
“Love is not Love”
Alejandra Gollas
United States
Best Director
“Smile”
Director Luis Orozco
Mexico
Best Original Music
“THE DIAMETER OF THE ABYSS”
Sonia Kovalivker
and Federico Fernandez
Argentina
Best Music Video
“CUANDO DIGO QUE TE AMO”
Director Mariano Lopez
Argentina
Best Edition
“The 1%”
Rogelio Gil
United States
Best Photography
“Feel India”
Director Ion Sova
Moldova, Republic of
Best Mexican Short
“Smile”
Director Luis Orozco
Best Mexican Documentary
“When Love Becomes Taboo”
Director Demian Saldana
FINALISTS
“The Fisherman's Diary”
Director Enah Johnscott
Cameroon
“Banana”
Director HIRO
Japan
"The 1%"
Director Gustavo Coletti
United States
“CUANDO DIGO QUE TE AMO”
Director Mariano Lopez
Argentina
“Love is not Love”
Director Stephen Keep Mills
United States
“THE DIAMETER OF THE ABYSS”
Director Gustavo Coletti
Argentina
United States
“Feel India”
Director Ion Sova
Moldova, Republic of
“Greta's Bed and Breakfast”
Director Elisabeth Seth Rippe
Sweden
“When Love Becomes Taboo”
Director Demian Saldana
Mexico
“Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera”
Director Kristin Atwell Ford
United States
“The Jump”
Director Jorge Porras Gamboa
Mexico
“ECHO”
Director Barzan Rostami
Iran, Islamic Republic of
“Smile”
Director Luis Orozco
Mexico
“Sockeye Salmon. Red Fish”
Directors Dmitriy Shpilenok , Vladislav Grishin
Russian Federation
“One Night In Tehran”
Submitter Farhad Najafi
Iran, Islamic Republic of
SEMIFINALISTS
“The Fisherman's Diary”
Director Enah Johnscott
Cameroon
“Banana”
Director HIRO
"The 1%"
Director Gustavo Coletti
United States
“CUANDO DIGO QUE TE AMO”
Director Mariano Lopez
Argentina
“Love is not Love”
Director Stephen Keep Mills
United States
“Mambo Man”
Directors Mo Fini, Edesio Alejandro
Cuba
“Sueños de la Calle” (Dreams of the Streets)
Director Cynthia Hernandez
United States
“Feel India”
Director Ion Sova
Moldova, Republic of
“White Lamb”
Director Yutong Liu
United States
“THE DIAMETER OF THE ABYSS”
Director Gustavo Coletti
Argentina
“A CASTLE IN BROOKLYN, KING ARTHUR”
Director Tyler A. Chase
United States
“Greta's Bed and Breakfast”
Director Elisabeth Seth Rippe
Sweden
“When Love Becomes Taboo”
Director Demian Saldana
Mexico
“Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera”
Director Kristin Atwell Ford
United States
“Jewish Miss America”
Director David Arond
United States
“The Jump”
Director Jorge Porras Gamboa
Mexico
“L'EAU EST LA VIE (WATER IS LIFE): FROM STANDING ROCK TO THE SWAMP”
Director Sam Vinal
United States
“ECHO”
Director Barzan Rostami
Iran, Islamic Republic of
“Mustang Saviors”
Director David Glossberg
United States
Smile
Director Luis Orozco
Mexico
“Sockeye Salmon. Red fish”
Directors Dmitriy Shpilenok , Vladislav Grishin
Russian Federation
“One Night In Tehran”
Submitter Farhad Najafi
Iran, Islamic Republic of
"Cuba, Libre?"
Director Dick Jordan
United States
“When Winter Becomes Summer”
Director Ronald Urbanczyk
Germany
First Official Selection for 2020
"He"
Directors Samuel "Sam Sheavy" Lumbsden, Wasem Addus
United States
"Conversation to steal a country"
Director Gustavo Coletti
Mexico
"Taxi is Here"
Director Sara Aghababayan
Iran, Islamic Republic of
"The Fisherman's Diary"
Director Enah Johnscott
Cameroon
"Banana"
Director HIRO
Japan
“Love is not Love”
Director Stephen Keep Mills
United States
“Mambo Man”
Directors Mo Fini, Edesio Alejandro
Cuba
“the sky is the limit”
Director Mirka Anderson
United Kingdom
"PEOPLE FROM ANOTHER PLANET"
Director Gustavo Coletti
United States
“DOWN RIVER”
Director FLYNN DONOVAN
United States
“Sueños de la Calle” (Dreams of the Streets)
Director Cynthia Hernandez
United States
“Feel India”
Director Ion Sova
Moldova, Republic of
“White Lamb”
Director Yutong Liu
United States
“A CASTLE IN BROOKLYN, KING ARTHUR”
Director Tyler A. Chase
United States
“The Secret Project 53”
Director Peter Boiadzhieff
United States
“GOLDS”
Submitter Moses Lawi
United States
“THE DIAMETER OF THE ABYSS”
Director Gustavo Coletti
Argentina
“Greta's Bed and Breakfast”
Director Elisabeth Seth Rippe
Sweden
“When Love Becomes Taboo”
Director Demian Saldana
Mexico
“Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera”
Director Kristin Atwell Ford
United States
"The 1%"
Director Gustavo Coletti
United States
“CUANDO DIGO QUE TE AMO”
Director Mariano Lopez
Argentina
“The One and Only Jewish Miss America”
Director David Arond
United States
“The Weapon”
Director Sediq Haci Xalid
Iraq
“The Jump”
Director Jorge Porras Gamboa
Mexico
“L'EAU EST LA VIE” (WATER IS LIFE): FROM STANDING ROCK TO THE SWAMP
Director Sam Vinal
United States
“ECHO”
Director Barzan Rostami
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Showstopper
Director Jacquile Kambo
Canada
“The Mirror”
Director Joel Kohn
Australia
“Mustang Saviors”
Director David Glossberg
United States
“Sexual Animals”
Director Patrick Mack
United States
“Smile”
Director Luis Orozco
Mexico
"HIV SAVED MY LIFE"
Directors Paul Edward Foulkes, Aaron Yamashita
Japan
“Manifesto”
Director Les Owen
United States
“The Last Day on Duty”
Director Jon Cortegoso Otaduy
Spain
“Tabernacle 101”
Director Colm O'Murchu
Australia
“Beauty, Brains, and Personality”
Director Emmett Loverde
United States
“Sockeye Salmon. Red fish”
Directors Dmitriy Shpilenok , Vladislav Grishin
Russian Federation
“One Night In Tehran”
Submitter Farhad Najafi
Iran, Islamic Republic of
“Intense”
Director Shirin sabour
Iran, Islamic Republic of
“The Universe According to Dan Buckley”
Director Roberto Santaguida
Canada
“The shadow of the forgotten”
Director José-Adolphe Voto
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
"Cuba, Libre?"
Director Dick Jordan
United States
“When Winter Bocomes Summer”
Director Ronald Urbanczyk
Germany
LAST YEAR
“TRIBUTE”, by Tristan Alan
in Best short
“LOVE POSSIBLY”, by Che Grant
in Best feature film, Best actor
“SAILOR, SUFI, SPY” by Raeshma Razvi
in Best documentary
“THE FOG, by Ali Shoorvarzi
in Best short, Best actress
FOREIGN, by Edson Lemos
in Best feature film
“WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS”, by MICHAEL BAROCAS
in Best director, Best script, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction, Best music
“LONG TIME”, by Cassandre Émanuel
in Music video
“INFLUENCIA”, by Pablo Aura
in Best mexican feature
