Gustavo Bruin, AKA Chicho, is a tightly wound bundle of enthusiasm, perfectionism, and gay panic. A mundane pimple on the day of his University grad photos hurls him down a chaotic spiral of hallucinations that triggers an identity crisis. CHICHO is a surreal, experimental short film that depicts the impact of the Venezuelan crisis on its diaspora, where displacement, survivor's guilt, and religious surveillance collide.
Directed by Arlen Aguayo Stewart. For a full list of our filmmaking team, click here.
OFFICIAL SELECTION SCREENINGS
WORLD/US PREMIERE: Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival (Los Angeles)
CANADIAN PREMIERE: 25th Anniversary Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival (Calgary)
SOUTH AMERICAN PREMIERE: 20th Edition of OutfestPerú International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Lima)
34th Edition of Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
21st Edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
41st Anniversary of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
28th Annual Seattle Queer Film Festival
22nd Edition of the Miami Short Film Festival (Nominee for Best Comedy)
1st Edition of the Caribe Atómico Film Festival (Caracas, Venezuela)
8th Edition of the Toronto Queer Film Festival 2024