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LAST DAYS OF THE LAB Watch Here: vimeo.com/mvafilms/lastdays
Academy Award Qualifying Short Film
Directed by María Alvarez Written by Ethan Newmyer + María Alvarez
A mother and daughter sift through old memories as they prepare to permanently close down their family's photo lab.
“Last Days of the Lab” is a 2023 Rising Voices film - a fellowship between Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions, Indeed, and 271 Films. The film premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: 2023 Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Toronto International Film Festival 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival 2023 HollyShorts Film Festival 2024 Festival de Cannes Short Film Corner 2023 LA Shorts International Film Festival
PRESS: Deadline Tribeca Film Film Threat Vocal Media Upcoming on Screen
vimeo.com/mvafilms/didilookcubanthen
“did i look cuban then?” is an exploration into the intersectionalities of my cuban-american upbringing and multigenerational womanhood through the lenses of poetry, photography, screen-printing, super 8, vhs, and found family archives.
A Film by María Alvarez
2022 SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2022 NFFTY - BEST DOCUMENTARY NOMINEE
Director | María Alvarez
2019 CANNES COURT MÉTRAGE OFFICIAL SELECTION
2019 CANNES - CREATIVE MIND GROUP PROGRAMMING BLOCK
2019 OUTFEST FUSION - US PREMIERE
2019 HARVARD COLLEGE FILM FESTIVAL - BEST FILM
2019 NEW FILMMAKERS LA - FEMALE CINEMA
2019 CINEYOUTH FILM FESTIVAL - SPECIAL MENTION: WOMEN IN CINEMA AWARD
2019 GRAND FOUNDATION STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL - BEST FILM: COLLEGE DIVISION
2019 SHORT SWEET FILM FEST - HONORABLE MENTION: BEST STUDENT FILM
2019 SHAWNA SHEA FILM FESTIVAL - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
2019 ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION - AWARD OF MERIT: WOMEN FILMMAKERS
2019 BRENTWOOD & PACIFIC PALISADES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST SHORT FILM
2019 FIRST LOOK FESTIVAL
2019 USC FEMINIST MEDIA FESTIVAL
2019 BECHDEL FILM FESTIVAL
2019 STRAPLESS STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
2019 EMERGE MICROCINEMA
2019 INDIENIGHTS
PRESS:
Director & Screenwriter | María Alvarez
2018 HORIZON AWARD FINALIST
2018 CANNES COURT MÉTRAGE OFFICIAL SELECTION
2018 CANNES CREATIVE MIND GROUP OFFICIAL SELECTION
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER AWARD @ LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
OUTSTANDING STUDENT FILM @ SHORT SWEET FILM FEST
WOMEN FILMMAKER AWARD @ ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION
2018 CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION
2018 CINEYOUTH OFFICIAL SELECTION
BEST STUDENT SHORT NOMINEE @ HOLLYWOOD VERGE FILM AWARDS
2018 LOS ANGELES CINEFEST OFFICIAL SELECTION
SEMI-FINALIST @ BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2018 GLENDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION
Director, DP, Co-Writer, Editor | María Alvarez
2017 CANNES COURT MÉTRAGE
NARRATIVE SHORT FINALIST @ 60TH CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS
WOMEN FILMMAKER AWARD @ ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION
SHORT SWEET FILM FEST OFFICIAL SELECTION
Director, DP, Editor | María Alvarez
GOOGLE BREAKTHROUGH IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD @ SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
413K VIEWS ON YOUTUBE
BEST OF THE FEST @ SHORT SWEET FILM FEST
BEST DIRECTION @ ATLANTA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD @ ROCKLAND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
NOMINATED FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AND EDITING @ ATLANTA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK CITY STUDENT FILM SHOWCASE OFFICIAL SHOWCASE