Film details

Synopsis

Ti-Frè and Gran-Frè, two brothers of Haitian origin, live in a shantytown in the Dominican Republic. Undocumented, they face relentless violence and the ever-present threat of deportation. Gran-Frè looks after Ti-Frè by working on a banana plantation and resorting to petty theft. But when the plantation denies him work, desperation forces him to take Ti-Frè along to steal what they need to survive. That night, under the glow of a full moon, a mysterious beast stalks the shadows of the banana trees.

Crew

Screenplay: Juan Frank Hernandez, Vincent Labelle
Cinematography: Benoît Jones-Vallée
Sound recording: Pablo Villegas
Artistic design: Blood Brothers Fx
Creature design and construction: Carlo Hariettha, Jean-Mathieu Bérubé
Sets: Marie-Florence Gagnon
Costumes: Anne-Marie Goulet-Rémillard
Editing: Marianne Langston
Sound design: Francis Gauthier
Sound mixing: Isabelle Lussier
Music: Maxime Fortin
Color grading: Luca Di Gioacchino
Production: Laurence Ly, Béatrice Moukhaiber
Cast: Stanley Exantus, Irdens Exantus, Jonathan Saint-Armand, Ramón Emilio Candelario, José María Cabral

Direction

Juan Frank Hernandez

Juan Frank Hernandez is a Screenwriter/Director who grew up in the Dominican Republic and now lives in Quebec. He has refined his cinematic signature through his self-produced short films. He loves storytelling by mixing genres and creating characters who must face their fears, whether they be imaginary or real.

 

Filmography

PLATANERO, 25 min, Fiction, 2025
THE DIVING SUIT, 12 min, Fiction, 2021

ITSS LOVE, 12 min, Fiction, 2020

MORTAL MOURNING, 13 min, Fiction, 2019

RITUALS, 20 min, Fiction, 2018