A Force of Nature is an experimental short film written and directed by @rodriguezfilm

After a painful heartbreak, a young man escapes to Sequoia National Forest in search of solitude and healing. While camping alone in the wilderness, he consumes psychedelic mushrooms, setting in motion an unexpected emotional journey. As the boundaries between memory, reality, and imagination begin to blur, he finds himself haunted by visions of his first love and forced to confront the grief, longing, and unresolved emotions he has been carrying.

A Suripanta Pictures production in association with Olive Productions and Publicity

a DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA film
starring REYNALDO PACHECO & LUCAS BANE
director of photography CARMEN CABANA
produced by DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA EDWARD ENRIQUEZ-COHEN
co-produced by KYLE MARTIN GREER REYNALDO PACHECO
Associate Producers J.M. LONGORIA LUCAS BANE DAVID DEVORA
SIRACH FORTUNA VANESSA MARIN
music by BECKY GEBHARDT sound design by KIMBERLY KATITI
choreography by ELIANA ALEXANDER assistant choreographer KIMBERLY ABOLTIN
written & directed by DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA

 

An experimental dance film about self discovery and first love.

synopsis

A brokenhearted young man overcome with grief over the ending of his relationship goes on a healing journey of self-discovery to the Sequoia National Forest and finds himself haunted by the memories of his first love through an interpretive dance sequence. Ultimately learning forgiveness and self acceptance.

A Force of Nature (2017)

A short film by David Rodríguez Estrada

Starring: Reynaldo Pacheco & Lucas Bane

Written & Directed by David Rodríguez Estrada

Cinematography by Carmen Cabana

Produced by David Rodríguez Estrada, Edward Enriquez-Cohen

Co-producers: Reynaldo Pacheco, Kyle Martin Greer

Associate Producers: David Devora, Lucas Bane, Sirach Fortuna, J.M. Longoria

Original score by Becky Gebhardt

Sound Design by Kimberly Katiti

Choreography by Eliana Alexander

Assistant Choreographer: Kimberly Aboltin