Paco

He wants you to bounce on his lap.
USA, 2016, 16mm, 12 min
Written, directed and edited by Catalina Jordan Alvarez in Philadelphia.

Paco is a character my brother and I played in our childhood. I came up with him based on men on the street, who would call me “linda.” I cast my neighbors and partner – all non-professional actors- to interact with Paco. The film sets Paco’s catcalling and begging in the context of a fictional cultural milieu: in this realm, there is no precedent for catcalling or begging, no sexism or poverty.    



"A brilliant comic portrait of a catcaller choreographed with a non-professional cast and captured with disarmingly intimate 16mm photography." - Fantastic Fest, Austin, TX

"PACO tells the story of a charming, mustached vagrant who provides passersby with some much needed physical affection." - San Diego City Beat

Official Selection at  Slamdance Film Festival, LA Film Festival,  Palm Springs International Shortfest, & New Orleans Film Festival
Awarded Best Picture (Shorts with Legs) Fantastic Fest, Austin
Hoka Award for Best New Media Oxford Film Festival
Awarded Best Film Edinburgh Short Film Festival
Awarded Best Experimental Film Diamond Screen Film Festival, Philadelphia


Link to Interview: WE ARE MOVING STORIES

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​CAST
Brian Jordan Alvarez, Rosalyn Williams, Parker Dilworth,
Daniel Fishkin, Marty Dilworth & Catalina Jordan Alvarez



CREW
Written, directed and edited by: Catalina Jordan Alvarez
Assistant Director: Renee Sevier
Director of Photography: Razan AlSalah
Assistant Camera: Linnea Langkammer
Sound: Adam Johnson
Costume: Gwendolyn Rooker, Asha Brown
Sound Design: Mike Kennedy
Music: Courtesy of Dandelion Fiction (a former project of Daniel Fishkin's)


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