Un Miratge
Spain, United States, 20 mins, Film
After inheriting her brother’s boat, a woman seeks connection with the man who last saw him alive.
Director: Hector Prats
Writer: Hector Prats & Heather Francis
Producer: Heather Francis
Director of Photography: Artur-Pol Camprubí
Editor: Hector Prats
Production Designer: Mar Tubau
Composer: Loke Rahbek & Frederik Valentin
Cast: Elena Martín, Amadou Mbow
Contact: Hector Prats, hectorpratsc@gmail.com
Program A
Friday, May 15, 7 PM
About the Writer/Director
Hector Prats (Barcelona, 1992) is a film director and screenwriter born in Barcelona, Spain, and based in New York City. During his time in college, Hector worked as a film critic, attended film festivals as youth jury and collaborated with several independent film productions. His early work directing music videos for artists like Roosevelt and Viva Suecia paved his transition into narrative filmmaking. He is currently represented by the production company and creative agency Iconoclast.
With the support of the La Caixa Fellowship, Hector earned his MFA in Film Directing at Columbia University, where he now teaches undergraduate film directing classes.
His work has screened at Seattle International Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, New Orleans, Atlanta, BogoShorts, HollyShorts and other programs, and has been awarded funding by Indian Paintbrush. In 2022, he received the Vimeo Staff Pick distinction for his short film Enloquecer. Hector is currently developing his first feature A Time to Dance.
About the Writer & Producer
Heather Francis (Houston, 1987) is a NY-based independent film producer and (occasional) writer who is proud to have done many jobs on and off set, from feeding crews to managing egos.
Her work has screened at Seattle Film Festival, Palm Springs, New Orleans, Atlanta, New Zealand International and other programs, and has been awarded funding by Indian Paintbrush and the Bridges/Larson Foundation.
She has produced in the US, Europe, and Latin America, and in 2023 completed her Film MFA at Columbia under the mentorship of Mynette Louie. She just wrapped shooting two feature films as producer with Magnolia Pictures and Loose Films.
