Rescued
Arturo Vargas
A young boy, Anselmo, faces his fears of bullies and his drunk abusive father. He escapes reality by reading his comic-book "The Mighty Blitz" and learns to stand up for himself with the help of his mother.
Director and writer. 29 year old filmmaker from El Paso, TX living in Glendale, CA as a booking agent for background casting. He has been creating films since the age of 10 when he first grabbed his father's handheld video camera. At the age of 13 he created a "Lord of the Rings" parody that won the El Paso Community College's Youth Art's Festival in 1st place. He continued to make short films with his friends and write a science fiction universe in a comic book format. He attended Vanguard University of Southern California in Costa Mesa, California, with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Arturo directed a few short films and then continued to work outside as an editor for commercials after he had graduated. Arturo proceeded to earn his Master's Degree in Filmmaking and enter his short film "Aero" into several film festivals earning the "Gold Remi Award" at Houston Worldfest International Film Festival and Best Science Fiction Short in others.
– Official Selection – El Paso Film Festival 2019 (USA)
– Official Selection – Glendale International Film Festival 2019 (USA)
- Original title Rescatado
- Director Arturo Vargas
- Duration 15
- Production year 2019
- Aspect 16:9
- Format DCP
- Category Short Film
- Subcategory Fiction
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Nationality United states
- Producer Desertski Films
- Dialogue language Spanish, English
- Subtitle language Spanish, English
- Intérpretes Aidán Morales, Daniela Vidaurre, Manny Rubio