Borscht

Boniato

2016
Eric Mainade & The Meza Brothers

An illegal migrant worker decides it's time to move on from picking crops and find her father. Little does she know, insidious supernatural forces have a different plan for her. Some borders aren't meant to be crossed.

Eric Mainade and The Meza Brothers created this film for Borscht 9.

PRESS

"The best horror films don’t just give you gore and jump scares to spare--they grapple with real issues. That’s certainly the case in Boniato, the latest collaboration between Eric Mainade and the Meza brothers (Andres and Diego)." - Remezcla

"Miami has its own version of the Coen and Wachowski [siblings], except the Meza-Valdes brothers are more interested in making us scream in horror than laugh ourselves silly or gasp in awe." - Miami New Times

GIFS

PREMIERE

Sundance Film Festival, 2016

SCREENINGS

Sundance Film Festival, 2016
Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival, 2015
Stanley Film Festival, 2015
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, 2015 (Winner, Bronze Award Internat’l Short)
Viequez International Film Festival, 2016 (Winner, Best Horror Short)
Atlanta Film Festival, 2016
Dead by Dawn Film Festival, 2016
Maryland International Film Festival, 2015
Fright Night Film Festival, 2015 (Winner, Best International Short)
Mile High Horror Film Festival, 2015
Diabolique Film Festival, 2015 (Winner, Best Short Film) (Nominee, Best Directors) (Nominee, Best Actress) (Nominee, Best Cinematography) (Nominee, Best SFX)
Filmquest Film Festival, 2015
Spooky Empire Film Festival, 2015
Buried Alive Film Festival, 2015
Stanley Film Festival, 2015
Freakshow Horror Film Festival, 2015 (Winner, Best Florida Short Film)
Spooky Movie Film Festival, 2015
Sacramento Horror Film Festival, 2015