FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Student, Documentary Short | USA | 8 MIN | English
The Bodysnatchers
Director: Maximus Jupiter Corona
During the early months of 2025, A solitary man (Nicolás Arturo Marín) realizes that everyone else in his neighborhood is missing, leaving tantalizing signs of sudden disappearances. When the mystery turns personal, the man must come face to face with the threat.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Maximus Jupiter Corona
Writer
Maximus Jupiter Corona
Producer
Eunji Kim
Key Cast
Nicolás Arturo Marín, Arden Maden
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
This film is an allegory for what anxieties I, and many Americans felt during the awful government movements made in my local area, as well as the feeling of hopelessness with losing those around you.
DIRECTORS BIO
Maximus Jupiter Corona is a Latino filmmaker / Fellow of the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award 2026, in partnership with the Ghetto Film School. He has international Cinematography work in South Korea, as well as work featured in The Academy Museum & The Huntington Library & Garden.
