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Cast
Directed by
Dylan Verrechia |
Written by
Dylan Verrechia | ... | (written by) |
Dylan Verrechia | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Allison Albino | ... | assistant producer |
James Lefkowitz | ... | executive producer |
Pablo Tendilla Rocha | ... | associate producer |
Dylan Verrechia | ... | executive producer (as a different name) / line producer / producer |
Jean Henri Verrechia | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Soxiedad Anonima | ||
Nortec Collective | ||
Lila Downs | ||
Pepe Mogt |
Cinematography by
James Lefkowitz | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
James Lefkowitz |
Editorial Department
Allison Albino | ... | editorial |
Casting By
Aidée González | ... | (as Aidee Gonzalez) |
Set Decoration by
Pablo Tendilla Rocha |
Makeup Department
Lupita Tendilla Ortiz | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Dylan Verrechia | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leonardo Costa-Gomes | ... | second assistant director |
Dylan Verrechia | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Leonardo Costa-Gomes | ... | sound |
James Lefkowitz | ... | sound editor |
Julio Molina | ... | sound |
Octavio Picasso | ... | additional boom operator |
Dylan Verrechia | ... | additional sound mixer |
Stunts
Alberto Botero | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Leonardo Costa-Gomes | ... | assistant camera / gaffer |
Location Management
Pablo Tendilla Rocha | ... | location manager |
Dylan Verrechia | ... | location scout |
Transportation Department
Filiberto González | ... | driver |
Jesús Oropeza | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Allison Albino | ... | development |
Long Gang | ... | caterer |
Aidée González | ... | development (as Aidee Gonzalez) |
James Lefkowitz | ... | chief cook |
Tortas Ranchito | ... | caterer |
Eglantine Renauldt | ... | production assistant |
Naomy Romo | ... | pre-production intern |
Hila Shani | ... | office manager |
Pablo Tendilla Rocha | ... | development |
Ian A. Thompson | ... | technical advisor |
Tortas Washmobile | ... | caterer |
Thanks
Allison Albino | ... | special thanks |
Carlitos Albino | ... | special thanks |
Jorge Bedoya Lopez | ... | special thanks |
Laura Belmontes Stringel | ... | special thanks |
Peter Belsito | ... | special thanks |
Lord Black | ... | special thanks |
Alberto Botero | ... | special thanks |
Martin Boucher | ... | special thanks |
Lee Brosnick | ... | special thanks |
Balthasar Carmona | ... | special thanks |
Victor Clark | ... | special thanks |
Jaime Costa | ... | special thanks |
José Cuevas Ruiz | ... | special thanks |
Zaltimbankyz Cía | ... | special thanks |
Don Dios | ... | special thanks |
Ramiro Equihua Peña | ... | special thanks |
Eleazar García Montesinos | ... | special thanks |
Andrés García Vasquez | ... | special thanks |
Eric García | ... | special thanks |
André Georget | ... | special thanks |
Claire Georget | ... | special thanks |
Juan Gil | ... | special thanks |
Donna Gorman | ... | special thanks |
Rodrigo Guerrero | ... | special thanks |
Peter Haberfeld | ... | special thanks |
Rafael Ulises Hernández | ... | special thanks |
Raquel Herrera | ... | special thanks |
Ruthie Koval | ... | special thanks |
Merete Laursen Verrechia | ... | special thanks |
Allan Lefkowitz | ... | special thanks |
Beverly Lefkowitz | ... | special thanks |
Helenis Olivares | ... | special thanks |
Adam Ollivier | ... | special thanks |
Montes Olímpicos | ... | special thanks |
Sam Pollard | ... | special thanks (as Samuel D. Pollard) |
Eglantine Renauldt | ... | special thanks |
Dario Rodriguez Sarmiento | ... | special thanks |
Rodriguez Rodriguez Sarmiento | ... | special thanks |
Rosarito | ... | special thanks |
Ole Schell | ... | special thanks |
Efrain Serrano | ... | special thanks |
Reiz Sheikh | ... | special thanks |
Claudia Nayeli Sánchez Sánchez | ... | special thanks |
Manuel Teil | ... | special thanks |
Alejandra Tendilla Ortiz | ... | special thanks |
Daniela Tendilla Ortiz | ... | special thanks |
Oscar Tienda Reyes | ... | special thanks |
André Trigano | ... | special thanks |
Carmen Valadez | ... | special thanks |
Garry Verrechia | ... | special thanks |
Sophie Verrechia | ... | special thanks |
Caroline Vié | ... | special thanks |
Ricardo Zamudio | ... | special thanks |
Vladimir Zamudio | ... | special thanks (as Vladimir Zamudio Herrera) / special thanks |
El Frente Zapatista | ... | special thanks |
Esmeralda Zazueta | ... | special thanks |
Gill Ziff | ... | special thanks |
Sara Ziff | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 25th Frame (2005) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Troopers Films (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Every man remembers how hard it is being 14 years old: Your voice is cracking, your hormones are raging, school is boring, the girl you love is a young prostitute who won't go out with you because you don't have enough cash, so you start smuggling drugs across the border in order to save enough money to buy a rooster so you can enter a cockfight and win her love. It's a tale as old as time itself. Tijuana Makes Me Happy, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Slamdance Film Festival, is both a charming coming-of-age story and a celebration of the most infamous of all Mexican border towns. It's also a subtle criticism of society's lust for money and success and the lengths to which people will go to attain both. For the film's hero, Indio, the city's red-light district is a siren's song of erotic mystery. While just across the border - the "other side," as Tijuanans call it - lies a world of boundless economic possibility. In the middle resides Indio's loyalty to his underemployed but decent father, Jhonny. Which to choose? Which to choose? Written by Josh Rosenblatt |
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Taglines | Happiness lies at the bottom of Tijuana. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $30,000 (estimated) |