MILA CAOS dir. Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau
Country: Cuba
Language: Spanish
Format: Short Film (18 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch, Italiano
Language: Spanish
Format: Short Film (18 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch, Italiano
FEATURED IN: THE LATIN BOYS VOLUME 1
Every weekend at an illegal drag show in the suburbs of Havana, Sebastián, a 17 year old Cuban teenager, transforms into 'Mila Caos', his empowered, flamboyant alter-ego. When he returns to his daytime self, Sebastián suffers from his mother's indifference, dreaming that one day she will see him on stage for who he truly is.
WRITTEN BY: Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau, Fabián Suarez
CAST: Yaniel Castillo, Rebecca Rodriguez Aragón, Paula Ali
PRODUCER: Viana Gonzaléz Delgado
CAST: Yaniel Castillo, Rebecca Rodriguez Aragón, Paula Ali
PRODUCER: Viana Gonzaléz Delgado
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
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Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau is a Colombian-German film and theatre director. Their artistic projects are located between film and theatre, dealing with postcolonial subjects and queer cultures. Paetau’s works have been featured at Festival de Cannes, Documenta 14, New Directors New Films - MoMA, and Studio Я of Maxim Gorki Theatre, among others. In 2018 Simon(e) was awarded the Prize of Best Director at the Int. Cartagena Film Festival, Colombia for “The Whisper of the Jaguar”.
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