Las Cosas Que Brillan
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When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in the human world.
Directors Spotlight
Kristal Sotomayor
Director
Kristal Sotomayor is a nonbinary Peruvian American director, producer, and journalist. Their debut narrative short Las Cosas Que Brillan is supported by BlackStar. Their film Expanding Sanctuary (OTV/Kanopy) won the Philadelphia Filmmaker Award at BlackStar and Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens, which won Best LGBTQ Documentary at Poppy Jasper.
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 11 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Director
- Kristal Sotomayor
- Producer
- Bettina Escauriza, Kris Mendoza, Kristal Sotomayor
- Executive Producer
- Caroline Kim, Maori Karmael Holmes
- Co Producer
- Sydney Rodriguez
- Cast
- Asia Monroe, Brad Wakeman, Josielyn Aguilera
- Cinematographer
- Ian Mosley-Duffy
- Editor
- Andrea Cruz
- Animator
- Austin Dean
- Production Design
- Big Howl, Kevin Kelly, Lenore Romas, Paul Triggiani
- Composer
- Ariel Loh
- Sound Design
- Ben Wong, Jamie Bahr
- Music
- Ariel Loh
- Premiere
- World