Burros
Set in southern Arizona, twenty miles from the Mexico border on the Tohono O’odham Nation, a six-year-old Indigenous girl (Amaya Juan) discovers a Hispanic migrant her age who has lost her father while traveling through the Tohono O’odham tribal lands into the United States.
YEAR
2021
RUN TIME
15m
16mm
DIRECTOR
Jefferson Stein
Qualified for the 95th Academy Awards® for Live Action Short Film Oscar®
World Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival 2021
Live Action Short Jury Award: New York International Children’s Film Festival 2021
Narrative Short Audience Award: Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2021
Narrative Short Jury Award: Sidewalk Film Festival 2021
Dramatic Short Jury Award: Arizona International Film Festival 2021
Festival Favorite: Nitehawk Shorts Fest 2021
Outstanding Ensemble Cast: Tallgrass Film Festival 2021
“Seldom do I see a film that reverberates with me, down to the core. Burros, a breathtaking short piece of cinematic art written and directed by Jefferson Stein, is one such title. 10/10.” — Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
Featured in IndieWire, Deadline, The Moveable Fest, Film Threat, UK Film Review and Backstage.
Supported by Kodak Film, Vantage Film, Fotokem LA, and Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship.
In Association With UNBELIEVABLE ENTERTAINMENT A TEN TO THE SIX PICTURES/ARTLESS MEDIA Production “BURROS” AMAYA JUAN ZUEMMY CARRILLO VIRGINIA PATRICIO Music Supervisor CARLY VAN SKAIK Music By AMANDA JONES Costume Designer ROBIN A. STRAND Editor R. BRETT THOMAS Production Designer SPENCER CLAYTON Director Of Photography COLE GRAHAM Co-Producers COREY HOWARD R. BRETT THOMAS Executive Producers EVA LONGORIA SANDRA CONDITO LARRY ‘BEAR’ WILSON CAMILLUS LOPEZ Producers RUSSELL SHEAFFER JEFFERSON STEIN DOUGLAS RIGGS Produced By LIZ CARDENAS
Written And Directed By JEFFERSON STEIN