The Monster and the Storm

2023 | color | English & Spanish |Production

Synopsis

After a storm hits Puerto Rico, a local cosplayer tries to reconcile the loss of his long-dead father. The Monster and the Storm shows the power of imagination to survive loss, told through a real-life coming-of-age story wrapped in a monster movie.

Supported by

  • Doc Society New Perspectives: 2021-2022

  • Concordia Studios Artist in Residency Fellowship: 2018-2020

  • Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program grantee: 2020

  • IDA Enterprise grant: 2018

  • Firelight Media Fellowship: 2018-2019

 

Credits List

 

Director

Edwin Martinez

 

Producer

Jamie Gonçalves

 

Executive Producers

Rahdi Taylor | Davis Guggenheim

 

Editor

Inés Vogelfang, Edwin Martinez

 

Cinematography

Edwin Martinez