THREE STRIKES OF HOPE
Feature short film
2024
Country: Mexico
Runtime: 17 min
Rating: 16+
Director: Osvaldo Martinez
Scriptwriter: Osvaldo Martinez
Producer: Edwin Yasiell
Cameraman: Evan Paquette
Sound engineer: Paulina Ibarra
Composer: Marco Lucrezio
Artistic director: Mayo Calderon
Starring: Venus Celeste, Ricardo Huerta, Enrique Ramos, Ana Hernandez
Hope is a quiet and lonely young woman who seeks to convey her feelings for a tireless and handsome artist. With each attempt, Hope's illusions dissipate until she contemplates suicide, depressed by her loneliness, but fate plays a cruel trick on her. Will she succeed in being heard, or will she spend the rest of her life alone?
2024
Country: Mexico
Runtime: 17 min
Rating: 16+
Director: Osvaldo Martinez
Scriptwriter: Osvaldo Martinez
Producer: Edwin Yasiell
Cameraman: Evan Paquette
Sound engineer: Paulina Ibarra
Composer: Marco Lucrezio
Artistic director: Mayo Calderon
Starring: Venus Celeste, Ricardo Huerta, Enrique Ramos, Ana Hernandez
Hope is a quiet and lonely young woman who seeks to convey her feelings for a tireless and handsome artist. With each attempt, Hope's illusions dissipate until she contemplates suicide, depressed by her loneliness, but fate plays a cruel trick on her. Will she succeed in being heard, or will she spend the rest of her life alone?
OSVALDO MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR'S BIO:
Osvaldo Martinez is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and world traveller. He studied cinematography at the University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. With twenty years of experience as a filmmaker, he began his journey as a young man, making films in dozens of countries on three different continents. In 2015, he directed the short film ‘Last Chance’, which was an official prize winner at the Wisconsin Film Festival and the Rendezvous Festival. The film won two awards for Best Thriller at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and the Harrogate International Film Festival. That same year, Osvaldo worked as cameraman on the music video ‘Born the Money’ by singer & songwriter Joy Broyles', which won the ‘Video of the Year’ prize at the Madison Area Music Awards. He is currently filming his debut TV series titled ‘Age of Violence’, serving as both director and executive producer.
Osvaldo Martinez is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and world traveller. He studied cinematography at the University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. With twenty years of experience as a filmmaker, he began his journey as a young man, making films in dozens of countries on three different continents. In 2015, he directed the short film ‘Last Chance’, which was an official prize winner at the Wisconsin Film Festival and the Rendezvous Festival. The film won two awards for Best Thriller at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and the Harrogate International Film Festival. That same year, Osvaldo worked as cameraman on the music video ‘Born the Money’ by singer & songwriter Joy Broyles', which won the ‘Video of the Year’ prize at the Madison Area Music Awards. He is currently filming his debut TV series titled ‘Age of Violence’, serving as both director and executive producer.