Synthesize Me

Production Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Running Time: 15mins
Year: 2024

Violeta, the young daughter of a widowed electrical maintenance worker, retreats to her mother's neglected music workshop to play music to remember her. When she causes a widespread power cut tensions rise between father and daughter bringing their grief to boiling point.

FILM CREW:
Director: Bear Damen
Producer: Salim El Arja, Po Wei Su, Bear Damen
Exec Producer: Constanza Peréz, Irlanda Tapia, Ana Cardona
Writer: Bear Damen
DOP: Alfonso Herrera Salcedo
Editor: Bear Damen
Sound Design: Jesse Enzler, Moritz Staub, Bear Damen
Composer: Bear Damen, Rob Kovacs
Production Design: Ana Blizzard
Costume Design: Luba Ramirez Florés
Hair & Makeup: Regina Aguilar
VFX: Eduardo Avalos Jimenéz
Casting: Alessandra Nesma

Cast: Ivanna Plantier, Antonio Trejo Sánchez


FESTIVALS:
Palm Springs International ShortsFest June 2025
Nevada City Film Festival June 2025
deadCenter Film Festival June 2025
SXSW March 2025