In late October 2023, Hurricane Otis caused havoc in Acapulco in Guerrero, Mexico. NGO, Reinserta, that works for the wellbeing of children and adolscents moved into action to provide support to children and adolescents in the area.
While the devastation of the hurricane was still on everyone’s minds, Grey Mexico and directors, Alex Olten and Iris Valles “Garra”, made a short film.
It tells the story of two sisters who fear the powerful force of a hurricane that finally turns out to be their abuser. Impeccable crafted, the heartbreaking film made with cinematographer, Pedro Luque, recently nominated to the Oscars for the film, Society of the Snow, keeps its subject secret until the end, until intense drama of the children’s terror has been absorbed by viewers.
“To really understand the suffering experienced by victims of childhood sexual violence, we have to put ourselves in their shoes and feel the pain as our own. That’s what we want to achieve with Hurricane,” stated Saskia Niño De Rivera, co-founder and spokesperson for Reinserta.org.
The funds raised through this campaign will be invested in the reconstruction of the shelter affected by the hurricane, reconstruction that began on March 16, in which more than 100 children live, and in providing them with therapy focused on psychotrauma and mental health.
“It is a powerful and simple idea that we wanted to tell as a movie, generate tension and with great cinematography to raise awareness to everyone, not only to Mexicans who lived the impact of Hurricane Otis, but to all those who want to help this beautiful cause and Reinserta’s programs,” explained Alexis Ospina, chief creative officer of Grey Mexico.
7 out of 10 girls and adolescents in Guerrero are survivors of some type of violence (INEGI). Mexico ranks first in child sexual abuse (Save the children. April, 2023). In Guerrero 20% of paedophilia cases occur with sexual tourism (El Sol de Acapulco; Nieves, H. 2023, February 19). 20% of international tourist trips are made with the purpose of having sex.
Within Reinserta’s shelter there are children and adolescents who unfortunately have experienced some type of serious violence, being survivors of sexual abuse, child trafficking, abandonment by their family, or the loss of their parents. These children, given the context, are especially vulnerable to natural disasters such as Otis.
Credits
Client: Reinserta.Org
Creative Agency: Grey México
Chief Creative Officers: Maru Sokolowski, Gabriel Schmitt & Alexis Ospina
Partners: Diego Medvedocky & Costanza Rossi
Manager: Catrina Ramos
Chief Executive Officer: Coral Arnedo
Executive Creative Director: Mauricio Guerrero
Creative Directors: Gerardo Vila,Mauricio Sanchez & Mario Berber
Art Director: Francisco Escalante
Head of Production: Julieta Napoli
Production Company: Oriental Films
Directors: Iris Valles & Alex Olten
Executive Producers: Mauricio Clavijo & Michelle Lacoste
Director of Photography: Pedro Luque
Line Producer: Karina Santiago
Art Director: Amilcar Espadas
Coordinator: Daniela Lopez
Costume Designer: Natalia Brinkman
Post Production: Oriental Films
Producers: Alicia Ortega & Pedro Aragón
VFX: Warriors VFX
VFX Artist: Daniel Soci
Music & Sound: Papamusic
Sound Designer: Matias Laney
Sound Director: David Fournier
