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A short film adaptation of the tale, "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846), by Edgar Allan Poe. Director and Writer: Carolina Gómez de Llarena. Director of Photography: Rayssa Kanso. Production Designer: Sasha Shegay. Editor: Ayana Harper. Produced by EICAR.

 

Logline: "Paris, 2015. On the hunt for a precious Sherry, two wine experts venture down into a cellar. But what they find is more than what they bargained for."

 

Amontillado has been officially selected at: I Filmmaker International Film Festival (Special Mention), Laughlin International Film Festival, 30Under30 Film Festival, Golden Door International Film Festival, Paris Art & Movie Awards (Best French Student Short Film Competition), Los Angeles Independent Film Awards (Best Foreign Short Film Competition), NYC Independent Film Festival, Manhattan Film Festival, San Francisco Film Awards (Winner - "Award of Excellence"), Chattanooga Film Festival, North Hollywood Cinefest (Best Student Film Competition), Short of The Month Film Festival (January 2015; Winer of "Best Male Character"), Fabriano Film Festival, LatronicHorror Film Festival and L'Ombre d'un Court Festival.

 

Amontillado has also been screened at the Cinémathèque Française during the EICAR International Competition (2014).