LOOKING FOR A DONKEY
Documentary Short Film Contest 53 ED. 2025

Mexico, Venezuela 2024 17' Documentary
After posting a satirical video featuring a donkey as Venezuela’s president, two Andean firefighters were imprisoned. While locals remain silent about the incident, rumors swirl about the donkey’s mysterious fate in this mountain town.

Juan Vicente Manrique
Venezuelan filmmaker based in Mexico City. His first approach to audiovisuals was making skate videos. Later he studied Social Communication-Audiovisual Arts at the Andrés Bello University. His short documentary Don’t worry (2021) premiered at IDFA and was nominated for best Mexican documentary short film at the 65th Edition of the Ariel Award. In 2020, he started Función cine, a production company based in Mexico City. He is in the post-production of his first feature film Stray bullet.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Juan Vicente Manrique
SCRIPT:
Juan Vicente Manrique
PRODUCTION:
Juan Vicente Manrique, María Benítez. Producción ejecutiva: Juan Vicente Manrique
EDITING:
Juan Vicente Manrique, Alan Ohep
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Juan Vicente Manrique
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Miranda en la carraca
SOUND:
Marco Salaverría
CAMERA:
Juan Vicente Manrique
CAST:
nombres reservados
CONTACT:
funcioncine100@gmail.com
