To survive a Quinceañera from hell, a rebellious teen and her Spanish-speaking grandmother must bridge their cultural divide to outsmart their undead party crashers.
Para sobrevivir a una Quinceañera infernal, una adolescente rebelde y su abuela deben superar las diferencias culturales y lingüísticas que las separan, con el fin de vencer a estos intrusos no-muertos.
Mis Undead Quince is a cultural horror-thriller centered on Giselle, a stubborn teenager, and her traditional, Spanish-speaking grandmother, Soledad, who are trapped together when a zombie outbreak decimates a family Quinceañera. The two women must overcome their deep-seated resentment and language barrier to navigate the gore-filled venue and transform their mutual "invisibility" into a powerful bond of survival.
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Mis Undead Quince es un thriller de terror cultural centrado en Giselle, una adolescente terca, y su abuela tradicional, Soledad, quienes se ven atrapadas juntas cuando un brote zombi devasta una fiesta de quinceaños familiar. Ambas mujeres deben superar su profundo resentimiento y la barrera del idioma para navegar por el lugar lleno de sangre y transformar su "invisibilidad" mutua en un poderoso lazo de supervivencia.
BTS Photo by Rodney Johnson
Principal Photography is WRAPPED! Stay tuned for festival submissions!
This proof of concept was created before principal photography in efforts to show our talents, and also to share a sentiment from one of our characters in the story-- Soledad. Her feelings of loneliness, and frustration for living in a time where she can't communicate with her own family. This is a standalone film created to help viewers understand her point of view before the short film is produced. All actors are actually our producer's friends and family. With Soledad being played by first time actress and tia - Amparo Varela.
Awards
Special thank you to our sponsors
Maria M. Lara & James S. Filter
Wesley Zavattero
Steve Zavattero
Heather Marx-Zavattero
Behind the Lens with Sam Brandner
Our DP and camera operator Sam Brandner of Fifth Wall Studios created this behind the scenes video highlighting what it is like working on our set! His leadership and talent was incredible to have on set.