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SFFILM Festival

All About the Feathers

Directed by Neto Villalobos

Costa Rica | 85

27 Apr
Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 8:45 pm PT

Description

In Neto Villalobos’ first feature film All About the Feathers, an impoverished security guard Chalo (Allan Cascante) acquires the fighting cock of his dreams, without any notion of how to actually care for it. He quickly discovers that a man with few resources is not welcome in his usual haunts—cheap hotels, city busses, at the workplace—when he’s carrying around a noisy, albeit handsome, rooster. Despite his struggles to find a place to shelter himself and his new acquisition, his unconditional admiration for his difficult companion, whom he names “Rocky,” only grows, and his devotion to his well-being attracts a circle of new human friends as well, who rally to help him succeed. This subtle, absurdist comedy hinges on the stellar performances of the cast, from the deadpan vulnerability of Casacante’s Chalo to the nurturing warmth of his new pal Candy (Sylvia Sossa), the eager cheerleading of youthful Erlan (Erlan Vasquez), and the frenetic solidarity displayed by his fellow security guard Jason (Marvin Acosta). Sedately paced, yet quietly observational, the near-documentary feel of this quixotic fiction is enhanced by the mostly non-professional cast and astute cinematography. –Nicole Gluckstern

Director Neto Villalobos

Native Costa Rican Neto Villalobos studied sociology at the University of Costa Rica before heading to Barcelona to study cinema at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematografics de Catalunya. He previously directed several short films including Jason (2011), which also featured a security guard searching for a seller of gamecocks. All About the Feathers, which received over $16,000 in crowd-sourced funds, as well as an Encuentros prize at the Miami International Film Festival, is his debut feature film.

Trailer

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Film Details

Language Spanish

Original Language Title Por las plumas

Year 2013

Runtime 85

Country Costa Rica

Director Neto Villalobos

Producer Neto Villalobos

Writer Neto Villalobos

Editor Neto Villalobos

Cinematographer Nicolás Wong

Music Florian Droids

Cast Allan Cascante, Sylvia Sossa, Marvin Acosta, Erlan Vasquez,, David Rios