SYNOPSIS
The show goes live.
Three well-known guests have been invited to the party.
No one suspects that one of them is about to cause a terrible scene.
Or perhaps something far worse.
PREMIERE AND AWARDS
Broken premiered at the 48 Hour Film Project, where Israel Mirenda received the Best Director award (Punta del Este, November 2022).
In 2023, it received a special mention from the official jury at the Festival Internacional Piriápolis de Película and was named Best Uruguayan Short Film at LatinUy — Ópera Prima.
AGAINST THE CLOCK
The challenge was clear: write, shoot, edit, and submit a film in under 48 hours. Going over the limit by even a single second would have meant disqualification.
The script was finished overnight, and the actors were still getting to know their characters minutes before the first take. Suspense had already begun offscreen.
The frenzy of production still made room for the story’s quieter side. Amid the chaos that sweeps through the film, one character — a writer — offers his thoughts in a poetic voice.
BEHIND BROKEN
Moments before filming began.
PHOTO GALLERY
Behind the scenes.
Stills from Broken.
🧩 · FILM CREDITS
Written and directed by Israel Mirenda
Starring Florencia Colucci, Yamandú Cruz, Diego Grachot, Pablo Dive, Carlos Ramiro Pereyra, and Pablo Pipolo.
Produced by Israel Mirenda.
VIEW FULL CREDITS
- TITLE: Broken
- ORIGINAL TITLE: Quebranto
- GENRE: Drama, Thriller
- RUNNING TIME: 7 min 35 sec
- DIRECTOR: Israel Mirenda
- CAST: Florencia Colucci – Yamandú Cruz – Diego Grachot – Pablo Dive – Carlos Ramiro Pereyra – Pablo Pipolo
- SCREENPLAY: Israel Mirenda
- PRODUCER: Israel Mirenda
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Israel Mirenda
- SOUND: Gustavo Castro
- CAMERA: Marcos Biavaschi
- EDITING: Israel Mirenda
- COLOR GRADING: Israel Mirenda
- SOUND ASSISTANT: Ishaia Mirenda
- MUSIC: Provided by Kevin MacLeod; edited by Israel Mirenda
- EXTRAS: Emanuel Castro – Analía Castro – Ishaia Mirenda
- CATERING: Analía Castro
- POSTER: Israel Mirenda
- SPECIAL THANKS: Canal 5 (Uruguay) – Nancy Medeiros
- LANGUAGE: Spanish
- COUNTRY: Uruguay
- DATE: October 2022
🎬 · FROM THE DIRECTOR
When I learned what the 48 Hour Film Project involved, I felt challenged. I almost took it personally: I wanted to see what I could make under those conditions.
What I hadn’t expected when I decided to take part was to work with a cast like this. It was one of the greatest privileges of the project.
I approached Florencia Colucci (La casa muda) just as she was coming out of a television interview. Without hesitation, she said yes. That’s how we met.
My invitation reached Yamandú Cruz (Artigas: La Redota), Pablo Dive, and Diego Grachot through an intermediary, and all three embraced the risk in good spirits.
Pablo Pipolo and Carlos Ramiro Pereyra were familiar faces I’d already had the good fortune to direct.
The crew was tiny but remarkably effective: Marcos Biavaschi on camera and Gustavo Castro on sound, with help from Ishaia Mirenda. And me. No one else. I still remember Florencia asking, “But isn’t there anyone else?” Not this time.
By the time we submitted the film, the experience had already been worth it: in less than 48 hours, what had begun without a script had become Broken. And at the awards ceremony, one more gift was still waiting for us.
The team that made Broken possible.
BROKEN IN THE MEDIA
▶ WATCH THE INTERVIEW ON CANAL 5 (URUGUAY)
▶ WATCH THE INTERVIEW ON UNDER CULTURA — RADIO ZÓNICA (ARGENTINA)