INSOMNIA

2024

Direction, Production Design, Script and Editing for a hybrid short film in association with Flixxo. The project animation and overall visual design were developed using multiple Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, combined with live-action footage filmed on set.-

Storyline
Haunted by insomnia, Natalia undergoes experimental hypnosis, awakening buried trauma within dreamlike worlds where her deepest fears begin to shape her fate.

Short Synopsis
Plagued by severe insomnia, Natalia descends into surreal inner worlds unlocked through experimental hypnosis. As her fears take shape, each step through the labyrinth draws her closer to redemption — or ruin.

Long Synopsis
Natalia battles relentless insomnia, seeking relief through hypnosis therapy. When an experimental treatment draws her into surreal inner worlds, her deepest fears—death, failure, and loss—emerge as haunting revelations. Guided by her therapist, she journeys a shifting mental labyrinth where each realm teeters unpredictably between redemption and downfall. Ultimately, Natalia discovers a path to healing hidden within the logic of symbolic play.

Length: 9 minutes (3 episodes of 2-4 minutes each) / Argentina

Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Science-fiction

Credits
Direction: Tomas Gonzalez Montalvo / Script: Tomas Gonzalez Montalvo, Fabricio Denis Orellano / Production: Adrián Garelik / Art Direction & VFX: Fabricio Denis Orellano / Color: Nico Bucci / Edit & Production Design: Tomas Gonzalez Montalvo / Distribution: El Delirio Cine

SET CREW Director of Photography: Nico Bucci / Asist DF: Alessio Bucci / Sound recording: Pedro Becco / Make-up: Rahie Rched / Chief of Production: Sergio Sosa / Equipment: Kapta Rental

 

ACCOLADES
Best Psychological Thriller WINNER at Rani International Film Festival, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, 2025
Best Animation Short-Film WINNER at 17º Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Roberto Di Chiara, Argentina, 2025
Best Debut Director WINNER at 12º Pink City International Short Film Festival, Jaipur, India, 2025
Best Experimental Film WINNER at 12º Pink City International Short Film Festival, Jaipur, India, 2025
Best Editing WINNER at FECORIN Festival de Cortometrajes Independientes de González Catán, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025
Jury’s Special Mention Award WINNER at Nuevas Tecnologías, Cine en Grande Festival de Cine de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at FelCO Festival Latinoamericano de Cine de Olavarría, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Corrosivo Film Fest, Costa Rica, 2025
Official Selection at FICCTerra Festival Itinerante de Cine Comunitario de la Tierra, Mexico, 2025
Official Selection at Festival de Cine Devocional, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Future-tech Media Art Fest, Portugal, 2025
Official Selection at 21º Festival Transterritorial de Cine Underground, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Festival Internacional de Cine de Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico, 2025
Official Selection at 6º Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Cine Bajo la Luna, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Kampala Slum Mobil Cinema Festival, Uganda, 2025
Official Selection at Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau, 2025
Official Selection at 5º Festival de Cine de Villavicencio Crisol, Colombia, 2025
Official Selection at 18º Amarcort Film Festival, Italy, 2025
Official Selection at Festival Encuadre, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at 20º Festival Internacional de Cine Inusual, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Loopa Festival Internacional de Animación, Colombia, 2025
Official Selection at FAP Festival Audiovisual Pila, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at FAN Festival Audiovisual de Neuquén, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at 29º FAM Festival Internacional de Cine Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosur, Brazil, 2025
Official Selection at NIFF NanoCon International Film Festival, Washington, USA, 2025
Official Selection at 16º FICCS Festival Internacional de Cortos de la Cuenca del Salado, Rauch, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Festival Mirada Oeste, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at Muestra de Cortometrajes Castillo de Jarabá, Spain, 2025
Official Selection at 15° Festival de Cortometrajes EEE, Argentina, 2025
Official Selection at MAC Fest, Ammuina, Italy, 2025
Official Selection at Short Film Showcase of the Festes de Sant Bartomeu, 26º IXTAR CURTS, Spain, 2025
Official Selection at Slemani International Film Festival, Kurdistan, 2025