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Something in the Garden

It's nighttime in the suburbs and the stillness is interrupted by a strange presence, a creeping being that lurks in the dark

Directed and animated by Marcos Sánchez

AWARDS

- Special Jury Recognition for Visceral Storytelling / SXSW Film Festival 2022, Austin, USA
- Best Animated Short / Los Angeles Latinx Film Festival (LALIFF) 2022, USA
- 3rd Place, Latin American Short Film Selection / Chilemonos Animation Festival 2022, Santiago, Chile
- Best Fantasy Short Film / Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de la Plata 2022
- Winner, Horror in the Hood Program / Highland Park Independent Film Festival 2022
- Best Animation Short Film / Palm Springs Latino Film and Arts Festival 2022, USA

SCREENING HISTORY: 

Sitges fantastic FIlm Festival 2021, Spain
Chitose Animation Film Festival 2021, Japan
London International Animation Film Festival 2021, UK
Morbido Film Fest 2021, Mexico City
Tais Animation Showcase 2021, Toronto Canada
Bitbang Club Animation Festival 2021, Buenos Aires
POFF, Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2021, Estonia
Fantastik Granollers Film Festival 2021, Spain
South by Southwest Film Festival 2022, Austin TX, USA
Roanne Animation Festival 2022, France
Glas Animation Film Festival 2022, Berkeley CA, USA
Athens Film + Video Festival 2022, Athens GA, USA
Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival 2022, Germany
Flatpack Film Festival 2022, Birmingham, UK
Los Angeles Latinx Film Festival 2022 (LALIFF), Los Angeles, USA
Palm Springs ShortFest, Palm Springs, USA
Bravemaker Film Festival, Oakland, USA
Micheaux Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
Chilemonos Animation Film Festival 2022, Santiago, Chile
Melbourne Film Festival 2022, Australia
Insomnia Animation Film Festival 2022, Russia
Snake Alley Film Festival, Iowa, USA
São Paulo Short Film Festival 2022, Brazil
Fantoche Animation Film Festival 2022, Switzerland
Ottawa Animation Film festival 2022, Canada
São Paulo Short Film Festival 2022, Brazil
Snake Alley Film Festival 2022, Iowa, USA
Pictoplasma Animation Festival 2022, Berlin, Germany
Encounters Short Film Festival 2022, Bristol, UK
Nashville International Film festival 2022, USA
Anima Animation Film Festival 2022, Córdoba, Argentina
Indie Street Film Festival 2022, New Jersey, USA
Sydney Underground Film Festival 2022, Australia
Philadelphia Film Festival 2022, USA
ScreamFest Film Festival 2022, Los Angeles, USA
Festival de Cine Lationamericano de la Plata (FESAALP) 2022, Argentina
Highland Park Film Festival, LA, USA
Latino Film and Arts Festival 2022, Palm Springs, USA
London Short Film Festival 2023, UK
Short of the Week, 2023, Online
Ravenheart Film Festival 2023, Oslo, Norway