An incident at a local cemetery drives a series of supernatural events that leads to an unforeseen encounter for a boy.
This short film will screen with other short films in Block 11 | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Sunday, December 11th at 2pm
Palm Springs Art Museum. Palm Springs, California.
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An incident at a local cemetery drives a series of supernatural events that leads to an unforeseen encounter for a boy.
A son of hard working immigrants from Argentina and Mexico, Alessandro Gentile grew up in the San Gabriel Valley where he learned two languages and expanded his imagination for storytelling. Currently Gentile is an award-winning cinematographer working in Los Angeles. In 2001, Gentile received his Bachelors Degree in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
In 2012 Gentile shot the television pilot for the Emmy Winning “Schitt’s Creek,” created by Eugene & Daniel Levy (featuring Catherine O’Hara and Chris Elliott), the short film, “Botes al Amanecer,” screened at The Canne Film Festival and winner of 3 best short film awards, “Marisol” a multi-award winning short film and an Academy Award qualifier. Gentile was acknowledged at the Brazil Int’l Independent Film Festival by receiving a Best Cinematography award for his work on the feature film “Trade” and has garnered two Telly Award’s for innovation in youth education.
“Lodo” is Gentile’s directorial debut.
2022 FESTIVALS:
Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival (WORLD PREMIERE)
World-Fest Houston Int’l Film Festival (AWARD WINNER)
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (EAST COAST PREMIERE)
Dances With Films (LOS ANGELES PREMIERE)
Pasadena Int’l Film Festival (FINALIST)
43 CineFestival San Antonio (AWARD WINNER – BEST FICTIONAL SHORT)
Chroma Int’l Film Festival (Dublin, Ireland)
Burbank Int’l Film Festival (AWARD WINNER – TIM BURTON “BURBANK NATIVE” VISIONARY AWARD)
LA Indie Film Festival
East LA Film Festival
Highland Park Independent Film Festival (AWARD WINNER – AUDIENCE CHOICE & BEST ENSEMBLE CAST)
Shock Fest
Georgia Latino Film Festival (QUARTER FINALIST)
Online Hollywood’s First Time Filmmaker Showcase
CineSol – Rio Grande Valley
Sometimes it takes a global shut down to realize that full filing your personal goal of directing a narrative film is timeless. “Lodo” is a coming of age story about Eru who lost his mother at a young age and is now being raised by his grandmother played by Laura Patalano (Netflix-“Gentefied”). The idea stems from a short story my aunt and cousin wrote titled “El Alma del Lodo”. It’s a Mexican fable story about a boy who gets haunted by the mud of a local cemetery. I was intrigued by the stories spirituality and unique-ness. It was also a perfect opportunity to pay homage to my family in Guadalajara, Mexico. Having worked in the film industry for 18 years as a director of photography, “Lodo” is my directorial debut. The film was lensed by DP Jeff Dolen (HBO-“McMillions”). This film has been an amazing journey that started 8 years ago. Thank you for your consideration. Cheers!
