Alumnus' short film gaining film festival buzz - FIU News

Gutierrez first made the film at FIU during the summer film festival, May Madness. The student-produced project challenges students to create their own short films in an exciting, no-budget, fast-paced process.

He learned a lot during that initial process but wasn’t fully satisfied with how the film came out, so he remade it in early 2020 and started submitting it to film festivals.

It quickly gained some attention. Before appearing at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, it was selected for the Montreal Independent Film Festival, Venice Shorts, Chicago Indie Film Awards, and A Night of Misfit Films.

“Having the film do so well in the festival circuit is truly a dream come true,” Gutierrez says. “The film came from my heart—and to have it be critically acclaimed feels so gratifying and special.”

He is looking to ride that momentum into 2021 with more festival appearances for ‘Til Death; wrapping up post-production on a horror film; and working on a new film with fellow FIU theatre alumni William Guevara ’20 and Rosalyn Tavarez ’20.

Gutierrez has made ‘Til Death available for screening until Jan. 10. Use the password “short” to view the film.

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