Outshine Miami 2019 – Second star on the right
Emilia is a 30-something bisexual woman who refuses to grow up as her female friends already did. Angélica, one of Emilia’s friends, is getting married. Her other friends, Clara and Renata, seem to have all their lives figured out: amazing jobs, family, kids… While Emilia is still living with her mother and trying to define her relationship with Mariana. She is also trying to survive as an actress and she teaches acting classes in a cheap school. She feels more comfortable with her students than with people of her age. Her life will be even messier when she is fired from her job and she is forced to live a ‘standard’ life. Angélica’s bachelorette party would reveal that not only Emilia is unhappy with her life. We are all hiding what we really are.
Interview with Writer/Director Ruth Caudeli
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Congratulations! Why did you make your film?
I wanted to tell a story about a 30-something woman who tries to be herself even when her friends and society tries the opposite for her. It's a movie that is supposed to help you to have the strength of being who you really are.
Imagine I’m a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?
Because you'll see yourself on the screen. We all have a little bit of Emilia inside us, because we've all have been lost. And also, because you'll laugh a lot!
How do personal and universal themes work in your film?
It's a movie that speaks about being yourself, so I think everyone could be represented. Our society imposes us a way of living: by 30, you have to have a job, a house, a couple... what if we don't want that? What if we want to explore and have what makes us happy? I think we can all relate to those feelings.
How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development?
This was an improvised movie; we just have the characters and a structure and the actresses improvised. We knew that we have to go from point A to B, but we didn't know how because we wanted to achieve true moments. So it's been quite a journey since we developed the story.
What type of feedback have you received so far?
We are just starting our festival circuit right now and it's been amazing. People connected with the story and felt represented. Also, they laughed a lot because of this representation, because they got nervous about seeing themselves on screen.
Has the feedback surprised or challenged your point of view?
I loved watching the movie at the theater with people because they reacted to everything that Emilia, the lead character, was doing and how is she behaving.
What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?
We want the people to know about the movie, to follow it on social media as well so they can know when it's next chance to watch it in the coming festivals.
Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film’s message?
We already have an amazing sales agent, The Open Reel, but it would be amazing to meet distributors and film festival directors.
What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?
I would love if people laugh, but also, it's very important to think about our lives afterwards. I mean, it's important to have the strength to do what we love and to love who we want to.
What’s a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?
Are you being who you really want to be? Do you have enough courage?
Would you like to add anything else?
Thanks for having this amazing space for filmmakers.
What other projects are the key creatives developing or working on now?
I am preparing my next two feature films, Perdiendo A Awa23 and Leading Ladies, that would be shot in 2019. The first one is a sci-fi movie and the other one is another improvised move about the struggles that we have as women. Both of them tell women's stories.
Interview: April 2019
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Second star on the right
Emilia is a 30-something bisexual woman who refuses to grow up as her female friends already did. Angélica, one of Emilia’s friends, is getting married. Her other friends, Clara and Renata, seem to have all their lives figured out: amazing jobs, family, kids… While Emilia is still living with her mother and trying to define her relationship with Mariana. She is also trying to survive as an actress and she teaches acting classes in a cheap school. She feels more comfortable with her students than with people of her age. Her life will be even messier when she is fired from her job and she is forced to live a ‘standard’ life. Angélica’s bachelorette party would reveal that not only Emilia is unhappy with her life. We are all hiding what we really are.
Length: 1:24:00
Director: Ruth Caudeli
Producer: Sara Larrota
Writer: Ruth Caudeli
About the writer, director and producer:
RUTH CAUDELI was born in Valencia, Spain. She has a Masters in film directing from the renowned ESCAC film school and another in fiction for television from the Pompeu Fabra University. She studied audiovisual communication at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, where she won the award for excellence. She has written and directed the feature film Eva+Candela (2017) and Second Star on the Right (2019) is her second feature film. She has directed several short films, including Late (2010) and Porque no (2016), Between Walls (2017), Aquí no hay señal, marica (2018) or Eva minus Candela (2018), which were selected for and won awards at various international festivals. She directed commercials for recognized brand names at the production company Ovella Blava Films. She is a contributor to publications, such as Kinetoscope, and is a professor of film and television at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. She is currently working in her next features, Perdiendo A Awa23 and Leading Ladies, which would be shot in 2019 and in theater plays.
Key cast: Silvia Varón (Emilia), Ximena Rodríguez (Renata), Alejandra Lara (Angélica), Tatiana Rentería (Clara), Diana Wiswell (Mariana), Andrés Jiménez (Jorge), Lorena Castellanos (Dana)
Looking for: film festival directors, distributors, journalists, buyers
Facebook: Second star on the right
Instagram: @secondstarfilm
Hashtags used: #EstaSoyYo #2starontheright
Other: IMDb
Where can I watch it next and in the coming month? Outshine Miami, and more festivals that can't be announced at the moment.