THE BUG
The film, written, directed, and starring Malena Filmus, tells the story of Macarena, a young Argentinian woman adrift in Barcelona, who befriends an elderly former ABBA tribute singer while planning to buy her apartment. As their bond deepens, Macarena confronts her moral boundaries and an increasingly exclusionary city.
Technical Specifications
Short Film: “The Bug”
Director and Screenwriter: Malena Filmus
MAIN CAST
Inés — Carme Carreter
Macarena — Malena Filmus
Pedro — Arnau Guerrero
Alicia — Gemma Charines
Gemma — Mariona García Corominas
Real Estate Agent — Rafaela Rivas
Laura — Nicole Rubio
Young Inés — Catalina Scaravelli
SUPPORTING CAST
Catalan Friend — David Motosa
Catalan Friend 1 — Lucía Zorilla
Catalan Friend 2 — María Prats
Argentine Friend — Delfina Caride
Argentine Friend — Fernando Vega
PRODUCTION
Executive Producer
Maca Mochón
Federico Ortega Sanchez
Nicole Rubio
Ian Kozlow
Production Assistant: Gaia Mengos
DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
Director of Photography: Giovanni Cimarosti
Sound Recording / Production Sound Mixer
Tidianne Diedhiou Dianara
Art Direction
Melanie Anton Def
Costume Design
Camila Geraldi
Casting Direction
Alejandra Alaff
Makeup and Hair
Betania Romero
TECHNICAL TEAM
Assistant Director
AD — Juan Marino
AD 2 — Tamara Lok
Camera
Camera Assistant — Simón Navarro Galano
Lighting
Gaffer — Martín Encina
Electricians — Conrad Shilling · Patricio Encina
Art
Art Assistants —
Blu Ponce de León
Valeria Bottaro
Facundo Agrelo Galleti
Costume Design
Costume Assistant — Rocío Meyer
Makeup
Assistant — Inés Fernández
EXTRAS AND PARTICIPANTS
Nordic Boy — Tristán Aste
Party Extra — Paulina Carrizo
Party Extras —
José Pouchucq
Aliso
Paula Delgadillo
Delfina Cuevas
Catalina Mirás
Agustina Scelzi
Geraldina Rauwolf
Yoga Teacher — Jocelyn Moreira
Yoga Students —
Camila Hidalgo
Karolin Kerth
Varinea Santander
María del Carmen Morales
Marta Alguero
Bartender — Keith Smith
BTS
Behind the Scenes — José Pouchucq
UNIT TWO — BUENOS AIRES
Assistant Director — Federico Seveso
Gaffer — Hernán Fontana
Makeup — Cristal López Moy
POST-PRODUCTION
Editing
Noe Couto (EDA)
Sound Design
Kevin Colman Bertoni
Sound Post-Production
Mostake — Sound Post-Production Studio
VFX
Ailén Cafiso
Color Grading
CrowsNestPCG
Laura Viviani (AAC)
MUSIC
Original Music
AMORALARTE
(Javier Casalla · Barbarita Palacios · Nicolás Rainone · Lucero Carabajal)