Lucas and a group of friends decide to make a Sci-Fi movie without knowing that they live in a world where that is forbidden. They become the only hope of rebellion, the only hope to bring down a decaying empire and generate a new revolution that awakens the sleeping people.
Practical Effects
Gloriously janky costumes and props that become the film's soul.
Writing
Meta-commentary that bites harder than its budget suggests.
Director
Pablo Parés
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmatron emerged from Argentina's post-crisis DIY cinema movement, where filmmakers literally couldn't afford CGI so they weaponized charming jank.
The 'truth camera' prop was a modified 1980s VHS camcorder that director Parés found in a flea market; it broke twice during filming and they wrote the malfunctions into the plot.
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