Private Project

A Horse in the Bedroom

The anticipated death of Fernando is interrupted on his sickbed by the unexpected appearance of a character.

The central theme of the story by Don Ramón Vinyes i Cluet, the wise Catalan from One Hundred Years of Solitude, is that madness: A Horse in the Bedroom. Dedicated to Gabriel García Márquez, in its written version, the short film narrates the final hours of an ill person. These seemingly insurmountable hours are disrupted by the sudden appearance of a strange character.

The attempts by the future mourners to hasten the death process, which seemed irreversible, are numerous. Will they succeed in expelling the character?

  • Darío Vargas
    Director
  • Oscar Guarín
    Producer
  • Jeanet Méndez
    Producer
  • Mauricio Cadavid
    Cinematographer
  • Germán Arrieta
    Oiriginal music
  • Angélica Wilches
    Sound design
  • Jorge Román
    Colorist
  • Andrés Valencia
    Vfx
  • María Cecilia Vásquez
    Director's assistant
  • Sandra Sánchez
    Script
  • Edgar Augusto Neisa
    Gaffer
  • Jairo Alberto Vargas
    Sound
  • Jairo Camargo
    Key Cast
    "Sick man"
  • Alejandra Borrero
    Key Cast
    "Wife"
  • Consuelo Luzardo
    Key Cast
    "Wife's sister"
  • Juan Carlos Benjumea
    Key Cast
    "Medic"
  • Gustavo Angarita
    Key Cast
    "Hindu gentleman"
  • Julie Fernández
    Key Cast
    "Singer"
  • Alejandra Lara
    Key Cast
    "Maid"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Un Caballo en la Alcoba
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias FICCI
    Cartagena
    Colombia
    April 20, 2024
    Colombian Premiere
    Cine en los barrios
  • London worldwide comedy short film festival
    London
    Honorable Mention
  • Life beyond life film festival
    Turin
    Italy
  • Pupila film festival
    Olinda
    Brazil
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Darío Vargas

Periodista, guionista, director de cine, productor y representante del consejo nacional para las artes y la cultura en cinematografía. Darío Vargas es un artista con un amplio rango de documentales, investigaciones y de cinco cortometrajes además de Un Caballo en la Alcoba, adaptación del genio catalán Ramon Vinyes i Cluet que se encuentra en distribución por festivales.

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