The Ballad of Tita and The Machines
Short Film
When Tita, an elderly fieldworker, reluctantly hires an AI humanoid to fill in for her picking strawberries, she attracts the engineers' attention because their humanoids cannot do her back-breaking work.
Credits
Director: Miguel Angel Caballero
Writer: Luis Antonio Aldana
Writer: Miguel Angel Caballero
Production: Indeed
Production: Hillman Grad Productions
Production: 271 Films
Producer: Helena Sardinha
Producer: Rafael Thomaseto
Editor: Joshua Cole
Cinematography: Robert L. Hunter
Starring: Laura Patalano
Starring: Luis Antonio Aldana
Starring: Nico Greetham
Starring: Cheryll Umaña
Starring: Rocío Lopez
Awards & Recognition
Toronto International Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival — Best Short Film Brand Storytelling
Hollyshorts Film Festival — Short Film Latinx Award
Outfest Film Festival — Best Short Film Audience Award
Imagen Awards — Best Short Film
Telly Award Silver — Directing Award
Telly Award Silver — Writing Award
Telly Award Silver — DEI Award
Telly Award Silver — Social Impact Award
Telly Award Bronze — People's Telly Award
New Filmmakers LA — Best Short Film
Sedona International Film Festival — Best Short Film
SEMANA DE CINE MIGRANTE, CDMX — Best Short Film
Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival — Best Short Film
Humanitas Prize — Best Short Screenplay
Shorts Mexico — Best Short Film
Nvision Latino Film Festival — Best Short Film
TIDE, Brooklyn — Best Short Film
QFilms Long Beach — Best Short Film
QFilms Long Beach — Best Director
Highland Park Film Festival — Best Performance - Laura Patalano
East LA Film Festival — Best Actress - Laura Patalano