Diego Araujo has written, directed and scored shorts that have screened in festivals in U.S., France, Spain, Italy, Argentina, Norway and Ecuador. Feriado is supported by CNCine, Sundance-supported Oaxaca Lab, among others.
The sheltered life of Juan Pablo, 16, is turned upside down when he must spend the carnival holiday with his wealthy family at their hacienda in the Ecuadorian Andes and meets self-assured metal head Juano, 17.