Humberto
González Bustillo

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Still from El Destetado

El Destetado

The Foreign Body

2018 · 19 min

Directed by Héctor Silva Núñez

2nd Assistant Director and Script Supervisor: Humberto González Bustillo

Venezuela · Fiction

Spanish, Wayuunaiki · 2K · Digital

Jairo is a Native young man from Venezuela who was born with no nipples. Distanced from the customs of his people, he explores a male ideal to belong to in the city.

Awards

  • Best Short Fiction, FICMAYAB, Guatemala (2018)
  • Best Fiction Short Film, Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata, Argentina (2019)
  • Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Best Direction, Best Performance and Best Cinematography, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Manuel Trujillo Durán, Venezuela (2020)

Screenings

  • Toronto International Film Festival, Short Cuts programme (2018)
  • Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana (2018)
  • Flickerfest, Australia (2019)
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, FICCI (2019)
  • Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (2019)
  • Curta Kinoforum, São Paulo (2019)
  • Chicago Latino Film Festival (2020)