Synopsis/ Sinopsis
Ants Walking Over an Armpit
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Written by: Yahaira Salazar
Directed by: Juan Zadala & Yahaira Salazar​
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A surrealistic reflexion of love and death, based on the award winning play.
An exploration of fraternal love.
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A story born in the tropics and created in Los Angeles and Paris in the middle of a Pandemic.
Filmed and Edited on an iPhone X.
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Hormigas caminando sobre una axila
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Escrita por; Yahaira Salazar
Direccion: Juan Zadala y Yahaira Salazar
Una reflexión surrealista sobre la vida y la muerte, basada en la galardonada pieza teatral.
Una exploración del amor fraternal.
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Una historia nacida en el tropico y creada en Los Angeles y Paris en medio de una pandemia.
Filmada y Editada con un iPhone X.
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Our Background
Juan Zadala
American-Venezuelan actor, producer, editor, director, studied acting, at the JUANA SUJO SCHOOL OF DRAMA and with AMERICA ALONSO in VENEVISION, and Television Production at the ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCE in Caracas, Venezuela in the mid 80’s, worked as an editor, Production assistant and later a producer at VENEZOLANA DE TELEVISION, CHANNEL 5, worked as an actor with EL ATENEO DE CARACAS, touring Spain and Canada and founded the theater group TEATRO ENSAYO. Studied Cinema at LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE in the 90’s. Worked as a dubbing actor and translator for several post production studios in Los Angeles. For the past 30 years.
Yahaira Salazar
French Venezuelan Actress, writer, poet, director. Studied at Instituto de Formación Cinematográfica COTRAIN in Caracas,
Artistic Director of ASSOCIATION LE CIEL D EMAIL In France.
Marco Antonio Etedgui Award winner.Third edition. 1991-1992
Other work includes, Encuentros cercanos con el tracer mundo, La sencillez de las ideas revolucionarias, Titania, La Maison Blue de Coyoacan, Angelus, El lago de los peces que se besan
(Published author Member of the SACD No 263446 .France)
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Trailer
Press / Prensa
https://ordetv.blogspot.com/2022/02/i-vincitori-di-febbraio-2022-e-le.html
https://radio.otilca.org/cortometraje-venezolano-finalista-en-festival-de-cine-en-paris/
https://tallerigitur.com/home/el-cortometraje-hormigas-caminando-sobre-una-axila-ants-walking-over-an-armpit-de-juan-zadala-y-yahaira-salazar-se-estrenara-en-hollywood/9164/
https://www.eluniversal.com/entretenimiento/112728/hormigas-caminando-sobre-una-axila-llega-a-hollywood
https://www.eluniversal.com/entretenimiento/119143/hormigas-caminando-sobre-una-axila-llega-a-venezuela
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWV2cxwpFFt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Awards / Premios
The short film Ants Walking over an Armpit, based on Salazar’s Opera Prima, has been named Winner of Best International Mobile Short Film at the South Coast Film Festival in Sussex England 2021, Best Foreign Language Film at the Culver City Film Festival in Los Angeles California 2021, Winner of the Best Short made in Quarantine at The South Film and Arts Academy Festival in Chile 2021, Winner of the Best Actor Award (Juan Zadala), and four outstanding achievement awards Best Editing, Best Directorial Debut, Best Mobile Film & Best Short Film at the World Film Carnival Singapore 2021, Winner of three Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards (Best Mobile Film, Best Actor & Best Editing) and Two Outstanding Achivement Awards (Best Short Film and Debut filmmaker) 2022, Best Cinematography Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards in Italy, March 2022, Best Video Art, Jury’s Special Mention Award at the 8th FINDECOIN in Venezuela, Special Jury Award at the FilmArte Festival in Madrid, Spain and Berlin, Germany, Spring 2022. Best Foreign Film at Filmsonphone Festival in London, 2022. Winner of the Best Experimental Short, Silicon Beach Film Festival 2022, Hollywood, California. Winner of the Best Actor Experimental Film (Juan Zadala), and Two Nominations (Best South American Film and Best Director Experimental Film) at South America Awards Brazil, July 2022 , Best Experimental International Short Nominee at the Alternative Film Festival in Toronto Ontario, Canada Summer 2022. Honorable mention in the Best Experimental Film at the Sydney Australian Film Festival 2022, Special Mention at the 10th International Video Poetry Festival in Athens, Greece, Honorary Distinction at the 11th Athens International Digital Film Festival, Athens Greece 2022, Best Experimental Short at the New York Tri State Film Festival January 2023 , Best Mobile Film at the Seoul International Short Film Festival April 2023, Seoul South Korea, Honorable Mention Best Smartphone Film and ReelHeART Spirit Award 2023 for Dir. Juan Zadala at The 19Th Reel HeART International Film Festival in Toronto, ON, Canada, July 2023, Honorable Mention, Best Mobile Film at the "Puente Cinematografico International Film Festival 2024" in Barcelona, Spain. Phenomenal achievement award for Best Mobile Film at the Dreamz Catcher International Film Featival in India 2021, Finalist in two categories (Best Short Film and Best Experimental Short) at the Beyond The Curve Film Festival in Paris, France 2021. Two Honorable Mentions at the International independent Film Awards 2021 (Best Cell Phone Made Film and Best Editing) Certificate of recognition Best Mobile/ Cell phone Media at the Best Shorts Competition 2021, Certificate of Excellence Bright International Film Festival in England 2021. And multiple official selections including several Lift off Global Network Festivals in
Tokyo, New York, Amsterdam & London.
