The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama, Western
An orphaned teenage boy has nowhere to go but to stay with his alienated grandfather. They have nothing in common, until they rediscover their mutual love of making western films and the memories of happier times.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama, Western
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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An orphaned teenage boy has nowhere to go but to stay with his alienated grandfather. They have nothing in common, until they rediscover their mutual love of making western films and the memories of happier times.
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*Versión en español más abajo
A FILM ABOUT WISHING YOU HAD SPENT MORE TIME WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS
Have you ever looked back and realised that you should have spent more time with a family member, a friend, a loved one? That you had the chance to listen to someone and their interests but never sat down with them? Well that’s exactly the reason why this shortfilm exists.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey follows the story of Jack and Paco, grandson and grandfather who haven’t seen eachother in years after Paco abandonned the family due to his parkinson’s diagnosis. Now, Jack is forced to live with Paco again after loosing his father and has to deal with the grief and getting used to a new life with someone he used to love. Both Jack and Paco slowly start realising that they share one thing that might bring them together: their love for making home made western movies.
Jack has one thing he holds dear to himself: his DV CAM with which he used to record his western movies with his dad. With it we’ll discover the story inside those home made movies, starring Jack as Iron Draw, Dad as Colt Rattle and Paco as Paco Rey. These snippets of past recordings will show how both Jack and Paco feel, how their relationship used to be and how it can grow further after they make ammends.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey is a very personal story loosely based on the experience of seeing my grandpa, Paco, watching western films every time I went to his house. I distinctly remember that he would sit on the same exact spot of his couch watching John Wayne movies or westerns that they showed on TV. Sadly, back then I never really enjoyed westerns and I never got to sit by his side to watch them.
*Paco hated us calling him grandpa, so to us he will always be Paco
Aside from Paco no one in my family is a big “film” person, I’m the only one that really loves film and I truly believe that I get that passion from my grandpa, even if I didn’t get to enjoy or pass the time with him watching his favourite films.
So, this film is my way of honouring what he has left me and a way to make ammends for all those times that I didn’t sit down by his side on his sofa and listen to all of his favourite films, actors, directors or why he liked westerns so much.
This film is inspired by various movies, paintings and even music. The main inspiration is seen in the movie Aftersun (2022) which uses the DV CAM as a “second film” within the main film.
Stills from Aftersun (2022), Dir: by Charlotte Wells
The raw image of the DV CAM footage shown in the film is exactly what we’re going for in this film for when Jack is watching his old home made western films with his dad.
Regarding the western aspect of the movie, the inspirations are more varied. Some like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, my favourite western), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) or The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, film that serves as inspiration for the title of this shortfilm).
From left to right: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Dir: Andrew Dominik | The Man who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Dir: John Ford | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966), Dir: Sergio Leone
Other Inspirations
Paintings are another thing that inspires me a lot when making films. Especially regarding the tone, look and feel for the characters.
The main painting that inspired this film is Rain, Steam and Speed by J. M. W. Turner. There’s something about the colours that just matches perfectly with what I want to show.
From left to right, top top bottom: Rain, Steam and Speed, J. W. Turner | No. 61, Mark Rothko | The Sea and the Monk, Caspar David Friedrich | La Chambre á Coucher, Vincent Van Gogh | Isle of the Dead, Arnold Böcklin | Sunset on the Plains, Frederic Remington
The team is led by writter, director, Javier Ferrer R-Rey, who just finished his shortfilm A Sunset Smell. This shortfilm will soon be launched into different international film festivals! With years of experience in filmmaking Javier is ready to direct his most personal project to date with The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey, and knows it will be successful and the staple of his early acreer in the industry.
Stills from A Sunset Smell (2025), Dir: Javier Ferrer R-Rey
Additionally, Javier is a very strong voice against the surge of AI in the art of filmmaking, making it his staple to shy away from this tool in every department of his films. He strives for human creativity, human soul and storytelling that actually matters and connects the audience to the message he has to say to the world. Above all he wants audience to experience true emotions conveyed by true artists and ultimately have everyone feel like Totó feels in the last scene of Cinema Paradiso.
Bruno Gatti (left) and Javier Ferrer R-Rey (right) chat during the production of A Sunset Smell | Picture by: Antonio Castellanos @1eye_visuals
Cinema Paradiso (1988), Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore
If you’re reading this it’s probably because you are interested in this project. And for that I thank you very very deeply. And I’m also sure that, even if I might not know you, I do know that you’ve had that feeling of wanting to go back in time and sit with your grandpa and have them tell you all about their interests, what they love and why. Well, in it’s core, this shortfilm is about that exact same feeling, and with your support this shortfilm can come to life.
Appart from all the incentives that you can claim when supporting this film you can also help by spreading the word to your family, friends, coworkers, old classmates about this shortfilm which with they will feel connected.
Sharing is the most important aspect of crowdfunding and the best way to help us, the team, to give life to these characters and this story!!!
And, if you do decide to support this film financially, I want to personally thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you and I look forward to giving all of you some really cool updates on the pre-production and production phase of the shortfilm. If you want to get them as soon as they come out follow our production company instagram there we'll be posting almost all the updates during pre-production, production and post production!
Thank you for supporting The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey.
Best,
Javier Ferrer R-Rey
Writer, Director
ESPAÑOL
UNA PELÍCULA SOBRE QUERER HABER PASADO MÁS TIEMPO CON TUS ABUELOS
¿Alguna vez has mirado al pasado y te has dado cuenta de que deberías haber pasado más tiempo con un familiar, un amigo o un ser querido? ¿Que tuviste la oportunidad de escuchar a alguien y sus intereses pero nunca te sentaste con ellos? Pues esa es la razón por la que este cortometraje existe.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey sigue la historia de Jack y Paco, nieto y abuelo que no se han visto en años después de que Paco abandonase la familia debido a su diagnóstico de parkinsons. Ahora, Jack se ve forzado a vivir con Paco de nuevo tras perder a su padre y debe combatir el duelo y acostumbrarse a una nueva vida con alguien a quien solía querer. Tanto Jack como Paco se irán dando cuenta de que comparten una cosa que pueda unirles de nuevo: su amor por hacer westerns caseros.
Jack tiene una única cosa que guarda como un tesoro: Su cámara digital con la que solía grabar sus westerns con su padre. Con ella descubriremos la historia dentro de esas películas caseras, protagonizada como Jack como Iron Draw, papá como Colt Rattle y Paco como Paco Rey.
Estos vistazos a grabaciones pasadas mostraran cómo Jack y Paco se sienten, cómo su relación solía ser y cómo puede crecer tras hacer las paces.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey es una historia muy personal que está basado libremente en mi experiencia de ver a mi abuelo Paco ver películas western siempre que iba a su casa. Recuerdo perfectamente que siempre se sentaba en el mismo sitio del sofá mientras veía películas de John Wayne o las que daban por la tarde en la televisión. Tristemente, en ese entonces nunca disfruté de los western y nunca me senté a su lado.
*Paco siempre odiaba que le llamásemos abuelo, así que siempre será Paco para nosotros
Quitando a Paco nadie en mi familia es un gran fan del cine, soy el único que realmente ama este arte y creo firmemente que esa pasión viene directamente de mi abuelo, incluso si no me senté con él a ver sus películas favoritas.
A si que, esta película es mi manera de honorar lo que él me ha dejado y una manera de hacer las paces por todas esas veces que no me senté a su lado en su sofá y escuchar todas sus historias, sus películas, actores o directores favoritos y sobre todo el por qué le gustaban tanto los westerns.
Esta película está inspirada en varias películas, cuadros e incluso música. La principal inspiración es Aftersun (2022) la cual usa la cámara digital como una “segunda película” dentro de la narrativa principal.
Aftersun (2022), Dir: Charlotte Wells
La imagen cruda de la cámara digital que se ve en la película es exactamente lo que buscamos en este corto para aquellos momentos en los que Jack esté viendo sus antiguas películas caseras que hizo con su padre.
En cuanto al aspecto western de la película las inspiraciones son más variadas. Algunas como El Hombre que Mató a Liberty Valance (1962, mi western favorito), El Bueno, el Feo y el Malo (1966) o El Asesinato de Jesse James por el Cobarde Robert Ford (2007, película que además sirve como inspiración para el título del cortometraje).
De izquierda a derecha: El asesinato de Jesse James por el cobarde Robert Ford (2007), Dir: Andrew Dominik | El hombre que mató a Liberty Valance (1962), Dir: John Ford | El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966), Dir: Sergio Leone
Los cuadros son otra inspiración para mi a la hora de crear películas. Especialmente en cuanto al tono, fotografía y sentimiento de los personajes.
El cuadro principal que inspira esta corto es Lluvia, Vapor y Velocidad de J. M. W. Turner. Hay algo en los colores que encaja perfectamente con lo que quiero contar y enseñar.
De izquierda a derecha, de arriba a abajo: Lluvia, vapor y velocidad, J. W. Turner | No.61 Mark Rothko | El Monje junto al Mar, Caspar David Friedrich | La Chambre a Coucher, Vincent Van Gogh | La Isla de los Muertos, Arnold Böcklin | Atardecer en los Planos, Friedrich Remington
El equipo está liderado por el escritor y director Javier Ferrer R-Rey, que acaba de terminar su cortometraje A Sunset Smell. Este cortometraje pronto estará en distintos festivales de cine internacionales. Con años de experiencia en el cine, Javier está más que preparado para dirigir su cortometraje más personal hasta la fecha con The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey, y sabe que será un éxito y la estampa de sus inicios como cineasta en la industria.
Además, Javier es una fuerte voz en contra del surgimiento de la IA en el arte del cine, haciendo de su moto el alejarse de esta herramienta en todos los departamentos de sus películas. Ansía la creatividad humana, el alma humana y contar historias que realmente importan y conectan a la audiencia al mensaje que tiene que decir al mundo. Sobre todas las cosas, quiere que la audiencia experimente emociones verdaderas transmitidas por artistas verdaderos para hacerles sentir como Totó se siente en la última escena de Cinema Paradiso.
Bruno Gatti (izquierda) y Javier Ferrer R-Rey (derecha) hablando durante la producción de A Sunset Smell | fotografía realizada por Antonio Castellanos: @1eyevisuals
Cinema Paradiso (1988), Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore
Si estás leyendo esto es probablemente porque estás interesado en este proyecto. Y por ello te doy infinitas gracias. Además, estoy seguro de que, incluso si no te conozco, sé que has tenido esa sensación de querer volver al pasado y sentarte con tu abuelo para que te cuenten todos sus intereses, qué cosas les gustan y por qué. Pues, en esencia, el cortometraje trata acerca de ese sentimiento exacto, y con tu apoyo este proyecto podrá salir a la luz.
Además de todos los incentivos que puedes reclamar a la hora de apoyar esta película también se puede ayudar dando la voz a tus familiares, amigos, compañeros del trabajo o clase acerca de este cortometraje con el que se sentirán identificados.
¡Compartir es la parte más importante del crowdfunding y la mejor manera de ayudarnos al equipo a que estos personajes y la historia cobren vida!
Y, si decides ayudar financieramente esta película, quiero darte las gracias desde lo más profundo de mi corazón.
¡Gracias y tengo muchas ganas de actualizaros con más noticias sobre la preproducción y la producción del cortometraje! Y si queréis recibirlas cuanto antes seguid el instagram de nuestra productora. ¡¡Ahí subiremos todas las actualizaciones durante la pre-producción, producción y post-producción del corto!!
Muchas gracias por apoyar a The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey.
Os deseo lo mejor,
Javier Ferrer R-Rey
Guionista y Director
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Location rental
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A good location with good production design is always a make or break in a film. This location will be a core aspect in the movie.
Crew payments
Costs $3,000
Without our amazing DP, Producer, gaffers etc. This film wouldn't exist. Their work is key and it of course comes with a price!
Crafties
Costs $300
Crafties are what the crew can munch on during filming! A good craftie table means a happy crew which means an amazing film!
Catering
Costs $800
A good meal makes or breaks a film set! We need our crew well fed and happy so they can work to their fullest!
ARRI Camera Rental
Costs $800
Our DP'S dream we'll be using the ARRI Alexa Mini LF to make the film look as good as possible.
Lens rental
Costs $600
Can't have a good image without good lenses! This cost covers the rental for the whole kit for the whole production!
Production Design
Costs $1,000
One of the esentials for the film to look the best it can! This is everything you'll see around the characters to make them stand out
Props
Costs $500
All the toy guns, the cane, harmonica, everything that the characters will use during the film!!
Insurances
Costs $1,000
One of the most tedious things but necessary things of filming in LA are the insurances!! Especially on the equipment we'll be getting
POST PRODUCTION
Costs $1,500
This includes editing, sound design and colour grade!! A good post is as important as a good shot. This is where the magic happens!
Contingency
Costs $1,500
Contingency is used as a "just in case" expense. Something will always go wrong, the important thing is how you prepare for it!!!
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About This Team
Our exceptional team
Writer, Director and Producer
Our exceptional team is led by Director, Writer and Producer Javier Ferrer R-Rey who has already produced and shot two previous shortfilms "Heartbroken Homies" and "A Sunset Smell". Heartbroken Homies was his first major short film shot in Miami and was selected in three film festivals including the Hollywood Florida Film Festival. A Sunset Smell is the most recent production and is currently touring different film festivals across the world!
Born and raised in Getxo, Spain, Javier has always had a soft spot for art. Initially he wanted to go to filmschool as a degree but he ended up choosing a double degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communications. During university he got to experience different movie sets while studying for a month in FAMU at Prague and a semester in the University of Essex. Since then his passion for film has done nothing but grow every day and now he's completing an MFA in Filmmaking through the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.
His view towards film is very intimate and personal, always striving for humane stories that tap deep into the human soul and intends to leave a mark on whoever watches his films. Especially in this new age filled with AI generated content, Javier firmly believes that true film and authentic art are only the product of human creativity. The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey is the next step on that mission!
Director of Photography
Our DP is the exceptionally talented James Valdez, a Mexican-Filipino-American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, known for crafting emotionally rich, visually striking stories. A U.S. Army veteran and distinguished alumnus of both UCLA Film School and NYFA, he earned his MFA in Cinematography, graduation at the top of his class, reflecting his dedication and deep respect for the craft.
Drawing from his diverse cultural roots and lived experiences, James brings a grounded, human touch to every frame. His work has garnered awards and screened at festivals like Austin Film Festival, the DGA Showcase, and CineGear Expo, earning recognition for both its visual depth and storytelling power.
Whether a quiet, intimate scene or a bold and climatic, James approaches each project with a collaborative spirit and a clear artistic voice. James recently wrote, directed, produced and DP'd his successful shortfilm "Canta Santiago" which won the Jury Price at the DGA Student Film Awards for Best Latino Student Filmmaker as well as the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival for Best Student Short and many others. It recently got added to Omeleto's library in Youtube, one of the leading channels in sharing short films.
Associate Producer
Roberta Pia De Angelis is an Italian film producer, writer, and production and development professional based in Los Angeles. She works across independent film production, development, and early distribution strategy, with a strong interest in female-centered stories and socially engaged narratives.
She has an academic background between Italy and the United States. Roberta holds an MA in Film & Media Production from New York Film Academy and an MFA in Television, Cinema & New Media from IULM, as well as an Executive MA in Film Distribution Management. This training shapes her approach to filmmaking, combining creative development with audience and distribution planning from the early stages of a project. Roberta has worked on short films and feature projects in both Italy and the U.S., managing budgets, schedules, casting, permits, union compliance, and festival submissions. Her credits include the SAG-AFTRA short film Rebel Flowers, where she worked as writer, director, producer, and distribution manager, and The Two Spinsters, an LGBTQ+ short film selected and awarded at international festivals.
Roberta is a member of Women in Film Los Angeles.
Line Producer and Assistant Director
Meet our Assistant Director and Line producer!! Jake Fairbanks is a 26-year-old Director, Writer, and Producer based in Los Angeles, originally from Florida, with an academic foundation in film and a lifelong commitment to storytelling. He earned his undergraduate degree in Film Studies from the University of North Florida and is currently completing his master’s degree at the New York Film Academy in Burbank.
From a young age, Jake knew he wanted to tell stories. First dreaming of writing books, until his father told him that to be a writer, he would have to read. Instead, he discovered filmmaking as his creative language, where images, performance, and rhythm could carry the stories he wanted to tell. That early shift shaped his identity as a visual storyteller and continues to define his work as a director today.
In addition to directing his own projects, Jake has developed a strong passion for assistant directing and recently contributed as an Assistant Director on Javier’s set, where he thrived in a leadership and coordination role. His perspective as a director enables him to translate Javier’s creative goals into practical, on-the-ground solutions that keep the production focused and fluid. Whether leading his own projects or supporting another filmmaker’s work, Jake is driven by the same goal he has had since childhood: to tell meaningful stories and help great ideas reach the screen.
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*Versión en español más abajo
A FILM ABOUT WISHING YOU HAD SPENT MORE TIME WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS
Have you ever looked back and realised that you should have spent more time with a family member, a friend, a loved one? That you had the chance to listen to someone and their interests but never sat down with them? Well that’s exactly the reason why this shortfilm exists.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey follows the story of Jack and Paco, grandson and grandfather who haven’t seen eachother in years after Paco abandonned the family due to his parkinson’s diagnosis. Now, Jack is forced to live with Paco again after loosing his father and has to deal with the grief and getting used to a new life with someone he used to love. Both Jack and Paco slowly start realising that they share one thing that might bring them together: their love for making home made western movies.
Jack has one thing he holds dear to himself: his DV CAM with which he used to record his western movies with his dad. With it we’ll discover the story inside those home made movies, starring Jack as Iron Draw, Dad as Colt Rattle and Paco as Paco Rey. These snippets of past recordings will show how both Jack and Paco feel, how their relationship used to be and how it can grow further after they make ammends.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey is a very personal story loosely based on the experience of seeing my grandpa, Paco, watching western films every time I went to his house. I distinctly remember that he would sit on the same exact spot of his couch watching John Wayne movies or westerns that they showed on TV. Sadly, back then I never really enjoyed westerns and I never got to sit by his side to watch them.
*Paco hated us calling him grandpa, so to us he will always be Paco
Aside from Paco no one in my family is a big “film” person, I’m the only one that really loves film and I truly believe that I get that passion from my grandpa, even if I didn’t get to enjoy or pass the time with him watching his favourite films.
So, this film is my way of honouring what he has left me and a way to make ammends for all those times that I didn’t sit down by his side on his sofa and listen to all of his favourite films, actors, directors or why he liked westerns so much.
This film is inspired by various movies, paintings and even music. The main inspiration is seen in the movie Aftersun (2022) which uses the DV CAM as a “second film” within the main film.
Stills from Aftersun (2022), Dir: by Charlotte Wells
The raw image of the DV CAM footage shown in the film is exactly what we’re going for in this film for when Jack is watching his old home made western films with his dad.
Regarding the western aspect of the movie, the inspirations are more varied. Some like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, my favourite western), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) or The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, film that serves as inspiration for the title of this shortfilm).
From left to right: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Dir: Andrew Dominik | The Man who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Dir: John Ford | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966), Dir: Sergio Leone
Other Inspirations
Paintings are another thing that inspires me a lot when making films. Especially regarding the tone, look and feel for the characters.
The main painting that inspired this film is Rain, Steam and Speed by J. M. W. Turner. There’s something about the colours that just matches perfectly with what I want to show.
From left to right, top top bottom: Rain, Steam and Speed, J. W. Turner | No. 61, Mark Rothko | The Sea and the Monk, Caspar David Friedrich | La Chambre á Coucher, Vincent Van Gogh | Isle of the Dead, Arnold Böcklin | Sunset on the Plains, Frederic Remington
The team is led by writter, director, Javier Ferrer R-Rey, who just finished his shortfilm A Sunset Smell. This shortfilm will soon be launched into different international film festivals! With years of experience in filmmaking Javier is ready to direct his most personal project to date with The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey, and knows it will be successful and the staple of his early acreer in the industry.
Stills from A Sunset Smell (2025), Dir: Javier Ferrer R-Rey
Additionally, Javier is a very strong voice against the surge of AI in the art of filmmaking, making it his staple to shy away from this tool in every department of his films. He strives for human creativity, human soul and storytelling that actually matters and connects the audience to the message he has to say to the world. Above all he wants audience to experience true emotions conveyed by true artists and ultimately have everyone feel like Totó feels in the last scene of Cinema Paradiso.
Bruno Gatti (left) and Javier Ferrer R-Rey (right) chat during the production of A Sunset Smell | Picture by: Antonio Castellanos @1eye_visuals
Cinema Paradiso (1988), Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore
If you’re reading this it’s probably because you are interested in this project. And for that I thank you very very deeply. And I’m also sure that, even if I might not know you, I do know that you’ve had that feeling of wanting to go back in time and sit with your grandpa and have them tell you all about their interests, what they love and why. Well, in it’s core, this shortfilm is about that exact same feeling, and with your support this shortfilm can come to life.
Appart from all the incentives that you can claim when supporting this film you can also help by spreading the word to your family, friends, coworkers, old classmates about this shortfilm which with they will feel connected.
Sharing is the most important aspect of crowdfunding and the best way to help us, the team, to give life to these characters and this story!!!
And, if you do decide to support this film financially, I want to personally thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you and I look forward to giving all of you some really cool updates on the pre-production and production phase of the shortfilm. If you want to get them as soon as they come out follow our production company instagram there we'll be posting almost all the updates during pre-production, production and post production!
Thank you for supporting The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey.
Best,
Javier Ferrer R-Rey
Writer, Director
ESPAÑOL
UNA PELÍCULA SOBRE QUERER HABER PASADO MÁS TIEMPO CON TUS ABUELOS
¿Alguna vez has mirado al pasado y te has dado cuenta de que deberías haber pasado más tiempo con un familiar, un amigo o un ser querido? ¿Que tuviste la oportunidad de escuchar a alguien y sus intereses pero nunca te sentaste con ellos? Pues esa es la razón por la que este cortometraje existe.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey sigue la historia de Jack y Paco, nieto y abuelo que no se han visto en años después de que Paco abandonase la familia debido a su diagnóstico de parkinsons. Ahora, Jack se ve forzado a vivir con Paco de nuevo tras perder a su padre y debe combatir el duelo y acostumbrarse a una nueva vida con alguien a quien solía querer. Tanto Jack como Paco se irán dando cuenta de que comparten una cosa que pueda unirles de nuevo: su amor por hacer westerns caseros.
Jack tiene una única cosa que guarda como un tesoro: Su cámara digital con la que solía grabar sus westerns con su padre. Con ella descubriremos la historia dentro de esas películas caseras, protagonizada como Jack como Iron Draw, papá como Colt Rattle y Paco como Paco Rey.
Estos vistazos a grabaciones pasadas mostraran cómo Jack y Paco se sienten, cómo su relación solía ser y cómo puede crecer tras hacer las paces.
The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey es una historia muy personal que está basado libremente en mi experiencia de ver a mi abuelo Paco ver películas western siempre que iba a su casa. Recuerdo perfectamente que siempre se sentaba en el mismo sitio del sofá mientras veía películas de John Wayne o las que daban por la tarde en la televisión. Tristemente, en ese entonces nunca disfruté de los western y nunca me senté a su lado.
*Paco siempre odiaba que le llamásemos abuelo, así que siempre será Paco para nosotros
Quitando a Paco nadie en mi familia es un gran fan del cine, soy el único que realmente ama este arte y creo firmemente que esa pasión viene directamente de mi abuelo, incluso si no me senté con él a ver sus películas favoritas.
A si que, esta película es mi manera de honorar lo que él me ha dejado y una manera de hacer las paces por todas esas veces que no me senté a su lado en su sofá y escuchar todas sus historias, sus películas, actores o directores favoritos y sobre todo el por qué le gustaban tanto los westerns.
Esta película está inspirada en varias películas, cuadros e incluso música. La principal inspiración es Aftersun (2022) la cual usa la cámara digital como una “segunda película” dentro de la narrativa principal.
Aftersun (2022), Dir: Charlotte Wells
La imagen cruda de la cámara digital que se ve en la película es exactamente lo que buscamos en este corto para aquellos momentos en los que Jack esté viendo sus antiguas películas caseras que hizo con su padre.
En cuanto al aspecto western de la película las inspiraciones son más variadas. Algunas como El Hombre que Mató a Liberty Valance (1962, mi western favorito), El Bueno, el Feo y el Malo (1966) o El Asesinato de Jesse James por el Cobarde Robert Ford (2007, película que además sirve como inspiración para el título del cortometraje).
De izquierda a derecha: El asesinato de Jesse James por el cobarde Robert Ford (2007), Dir: Andrew Dominik | El hombre que mató a Liberty Valance (1962), Dir: John Ford | El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966), Dir: Sergio Leone
Los cuadros son otra inspiración para mi a la hora de crear películas. Especialmente en cuanto al tono, fotografía y sentimiento de los personajes.
El cuadro principal que inspira esta corto es Lluvia, Vapor y Velocidad de J. M. W. Turner. Hay algo en los colores que encaja perfectamente con lo que quiero contar y enseñar.
De izquierda a derecha, de arriba a abajo: Lluvia, vapor y velocidad, J. W. Turner | No.61 Mark Rothko | El Monje junto al Mar, Caspar David Friedrich | La Chambre a Coucher, Vincent Van Gogh | La Isla de los Muertos, Arnold Böcklin | Atardecer en los Planos, Friedrich Remington
El equipo está liderado por el escritor y director Javier Ferrer R-Rey, que acaba de terminar su cortometraje A Sunset Smell. Este cortometraje pronto estará en distintos festivales de cine internacionales. Con años de experiencia en el cine, Javier está más que preparado para dirigir su cortometraje más personal hasta la fecha con The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey, y sabe que será un éxito y la estampa de sus inicios como cineasta en la industria.
Además, Javier es una fuerte voz en contra del surgimiento de la IA en el arte del cine, haciendo de su moto el alejarse de esta herramienta en todos los departamentos de sus películas. Ansía la creatividad humana, el alma humana y contar historias que realmente importan y conectan a la audiencia al mensaje que tiene que decir al mundo. Sobre todas las cosas, quiere que la audiencia experimente emociones verdaderas transmitidas por artistas verdaderos para hacerles sentir como Totó se siente en la última escena de Cinema Paradiso.
Bruno Gatti (izquierda) y Javier Ferrer R-Rey (derecha) hablando durante la producción de A Sunset Smell | fotografía realizada por Antonio Castellanos: @1eyevisuals
Cinema Paradiso (1988), Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore
Si estás leyendo esto es probablemente porque estás interesado en este proyecto. Y por ello te doy infinitas gracias. Además, estoy seguro de que, incluso si no te conozco, sé que has tenido esa sensación de querer volver al pasado y sentarte con tu abuelo para que te cuenten todos sus intereses, qué cosas les gustan y por qué. Pues, en esencia, el cortometraje trata acerca de ese sentimiento exacto, y con tu apoyo este proyecto podrá salir a la luz.
Además de todos los incentivos que puedes reclamar a la hora de apoyar esta película también se puede ayudar dando la voz a tus familiares, amigos, compañeros del trabajo o clase acerca de este cortometraje con el que se sentirán identificados.
¡Compartir es la parte más importante del crowdfunding y la mejor manera de ayudarnos al equipo a que estos personajes y la historia cobren vida!
Y, si decides ayudar financieramente esta película, quiero darte las gracias desde lo más profundo de mi corazón.
¡Gracias y tengo muchas ganas de actualizaros con más noticias sobre la preproducción y la producción del cortometraje! Y si queréis recibirlas cuanto antes seguid el instagram de nuestra productora. ¡¡Ahí subiremos todas las actualizaciones durante la pre-producción, producción y post-producción del corto!!
Muchas gracias por apoyar a The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey.
Os deseo lo mejor,
Javier Ferrer R-Rey
Guionista y Director
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Location rental
Costs $3,000
A good location with good production design is always a make or break in a film. This location will be a core aspect in the movie.
Crew payments
Costs $3,000
Without our amazing DP, Producer, gaffers etc. This film wouldn't exist. Their work is key and it of course comes with a price!
Crafties
Costs $300
Crafties are what the crew can munch on during filming! A good craftie table means a happy crew which means an amazing film!
Catering
Costs $800
A good meal makes or breaks a film set! We need our crew well fed and happy so they can work to their fullest!
ARRI Camera Rental
Costs $800
Our DP'S dream we'll be using the ARRI Alexa Mini LF to make the film look as good as possible.
Lens rental
Costs $600
Can't have a good image without good lenses! This cost covers the rental for the whole kit for the whole production!
Production Design
Costs $1,000
One of the esentials for the film to look the best it can! This is everything you'll see around the characters to make them stand out
Props
Costs $500
All the toy guns, the cane, harmonica, everything that the characters will use during the film!!
Insurances
Costs $1,000
One of the most tedious things but necessary things of filming in LA are the insurances!! Especially on the equipment we'll be getting
POST PRODUCTION
Costs $1,500
This includes editing, sound design and colour grade!! A good post is as important as a good shot. This is where the magic happens!
Contingency
Costs $1,500
Contingency is used as a "just in case" expense. Something will always go wrong, the important thing is how you prepare for it!!!
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About This Team
Our exceptional team
Writer, Director and Producer
Our exceptional team is led by Director, Writer and Producer Javier Ferrer R-Rey who has already produced and shot two previous shortfilms "Heartbroken Homies" and "A Sunset Smell". Heartbroken Homies was his first major short film shot in Miami and was selected in three film festivals including the Hollywood Florida Film Festival. A Sunset Smell is the most recent production and is currently touring different film festivals across the world!
Born and raised in Getxo, Spain, Javier has always had a soft spot for art. Initially he wanted to go to filmschool as a degree but he ended up choosing a double degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communications. During university he got to experience different movie sets while studying for a month in FAMU at Prague and a semester in the University of Essex. Since then his passion for film has done nothing but grow every day and now he's completing an MFA in Filmmaking through the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.
His view towards film is very intimate and personal, always striving for humane stories that tap deep into the human soul and intends to leave a mark on whoever watches his films. Especially in this new age filled with AI generated content, Javier firmly believes that true film and authentic art are only the product of human creativity. The Saving of Iron Draw by the Mighty Paco Rey is the next step on that mission!
Director of Photography
Our DP is the exceptionally talented James Valdez, a Mexican-Filipino-American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, known for crafting emotionally rich, visually striking stories. A U.S. Army veteran and distinguished alumnus of both UCLA Film School and NYFA, he earned his MFA in Cinematography, graduation at the top of his class, reflecting his dedication and deep respect for the craft.
Drawing from his diverse cultural roots and lived experiences, James brings a grounded, human touch to every frame. His work has garnered awards and screened at festivals like Austin Film Festival, the DGA Showcase, and CineGear Expo, earning recognition for both its visual depth and storytelling power.
Whether a quiet, intimate scene or a bold and climatic, James approaches each project with a collaborative spirit and a clear artistic voice. James recently wrote, directed, produced and DP'd his successful shortfilm "Canta Santiago" which won the Jury Price at the DGA Student Film Awards for Best Latino Student Filmmaker as well as the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival for Best Student Short and many others. It recently got added to Omeleto's library in Youtube, one of the leading channels in sharing short films.
Associate Producer
Roberta Pia De Angelis is an Italian film producer, writer, and production and development professional based in Los Angeles. She works across independent film production, development, and early distribution strategy, with a strong interest in female-centered stories and socially engaged narratives.
She has an academic background between Italy and the United States. Roberta holds an MA in Film & Media Production from New York Film Academy and an MFA in Television, Cinema & New Media from IULM, as well as an Executive MA in Film Distribution Management. This training shapes her approach to filmmaking, combining creative development with audience and distribution planning from the early stages of a project. Roberta has worked on short films and feature projects in both Italy and the U.S., managing budgets, schedules, casting, permits, union compliance, and festival submissions. Her credits include the SAG-AFTRA short film Rebel Flowers, where she worked as writer, director, producer, and distribution manager, and The Two Spinsters, an LGBTQ+ short film selected and awarded at international festivals.
Roberta is a member of Women in Film Los Angeles.
Line Producer and Assistant Director
Meet our Assistant Director and Line producer!! Jake Fairbanks is a 26-year-old Director, Writer, and Producer based in Los Angeles, originally from Florida, with an academic foundation in film and a lifelong commitment to storytelling. He earned his undergraduate degree in Film Studies from the University of North Florida and is currently completing his master’s degree at the New York Film Academy in Burbank.
From a young age, Jake knew he wanted to tell stories. First dreaming of writing books, until his father told him that to be a writer, he would have to read. Instead, he discovered filmmaking as his creative language, where images, performance, and rhythm could carry the stories he wanted to tell. That early shift shaped his identity as a visual storyteller and continues to define his work as a director today.
In addition to directing his own projects, Jake has developed a strong passion for assistant directing and recently contributed as an Assistant Director on Javier’s set, where he thrived in a leadership and coordination role. His perspective as a director enables him to translate Javier’s creative goals into practical, on-the-ground solutions that keep the production focused and fluid. Whether leading his own projects or supporting another filmmaker’s work, Jake is driven by the same goal he has had since childhood: to tell meaningful stories and help great ideas reach the screen.