SAY SOMETHING

Say Something is a Regional Student Emmy award-winning short experimental documentary where Katie Agustina Aranda explores her relationship with her father, Panfilo Aranda—a Paraguayan immigrant, workaholic, and amateur videographer. Using material that he shot throughout the last forty years, the story follows his journey from passionate filmmaker to distant father. With archival footage and interviews, the film is about family, immigration, and a strained father-daughter relationship.

2023 | UConn BFA DMD Senior Exhibition Outstanding Achievement in Film/Video

2023 | Connecticut Art Directors Club Spirit of Creativity, Judges Award, Gold in Student Film/Video, Digital Media CT Award

2024 | Slamdance

2024 | Norwalk Film Festival 

2024 | San Diego Latino Film Festival

2024 | Onion City Experimental Film Festival Juror Prize

2024 | NFFTY Programmer Pick

2024 | Los Angeles Queer Film Festival

2024 | Somerville International Film Festival

2024 | The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY-VIDEO ESSAY

Director, Writer, Editor: Agustina Aranda

Producer: Gustavo René Sanabria

Senior Project Advisor: Oscar Guerra

Cinematographer: Christopher Orrico

Archival Footage by: Panfilo Aranda

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