A Shadow in the Glow of Nacre

A lonely government archive clerk suffers from hallucinatory fantasies during her monotonous work day. A series of sensual images slowly becomes a paranoia-filled nightmare, in which a deadly figure chases her through the corridors.

Festivals, awards and nominations

SITGES Film Festival 2019 (Brigadoon Section)

LATIN HORROR SHORT FILM CYCLE

09 Nov 12:00

El Foment

director
Natalio Pagés
cast
Victoria Baldomir, Azucena Vilariño, Ruy Gatti, Valeria Gimenez, Agustín Molina y Vedia, Carlos Pagés, Nicolás Toler
country of origin
Argentina
production year
2019
language
Spanish
runtime
17
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Natalio Pagés

Natalio Pagés was born in Buenos Aires in 1986. He is a sociologist, director and film critic. In 2018 he edited GIALLO, a book on Italian horror cinema. His short A SHADOW IN THE GLOW OF NACRE was premiered at the SITGES Film Festival 2019. His debut feature TIEMPO PERDIDO had its world premiere at the Mar del Plata Festival 2019. He is currently working on EL SOL NACIENTE, his second feature film as a director.

Filmography

LOS PÁJAROS (director, 14', 2021) UNA SOMBRA EN EL BRILLO DEL NÁCAR (director, 17', 2019) TIEMPO PERDIDO (co-director y guionista, 72', 2019)

Crew

ScreenwriterMatías Rodríguez
ProductionRosario Vázquez
MusicCarlos Pagés, Natalio Pagés
EditionNicolás Toler, Natalio Pagés