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Sorrow Doesn’t Sleep at Night

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Chile20259 minSpanish
Sorrow Doesn’t Sleep at Night

A man secludes himself in a house in the forest. The ghosts of his past begin to torment him, forcing him to face his fears and guilts to not be consumed by madness.

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A man secludes himself in a house in the forest. The ghosts of his past begin to torment him, forcing him to face his fears and guilts to not be consumed by madness.

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    Josefina Montino

    Martín André

  • Screenwriter

    Jacobi Hadley

    Martín André

    Josefina Montino

  • Producer

    Jacinta del Real

  • Animators

    Gael Jara

    Ali Puelma

    Alejandra Mora

    Yoksan Xu

    Jacinta del Real

    Josefina Montino

    Martín André

    Jacobi Hadley

  • Sound Design

    Mauricio López

    Javiera Ibarra

  • Color Grading

    María Fernanda Sessa

  • Costume Design

    Daniela Pinto

  • Director of Photography

    Martín André

  • Editors

    Martín André

    Jacinta del Real

    Josefina Montino

  • Executive Producers

    Jacinta del Real

    Simón Bucher

  • Production Design & Prop Fabrication

    Macarena Farías

    Martín André

    Josefina Montino

  • Art Director

    Macarena Farías

  • Principal Cast

    Raimundo Bucher

  • Contact

    Martín André

    musgomotion@gmail.com

    56965161869

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Josefina Montino

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Josefina Montino is a Chilean filmmaker and journalist. She has worked in areas of direction, production, and art. She premiered her first stop-motion short film, Sorrow Doesn’t Sleep at Night, at Fantastic Fest 2025.

Panelist Name

Martín André

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Martín André is a Chilean filmmaker. They have participated in animation short films such as The Feast (2023), Quimera (2024), and Sorrow Doesn’t Sleep at Night (2025). Now, they are working as an animator in the Chilean stop-motion series Sissy and Cesar.

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