Pagando al Barquero

“Before the terminal boat ride, an old punk rocker travels back in space and time to try to make his life count.”

“Paying the Ferryman” is a story of life, death, the passing of time, and the relativity of human value.

What better subject than death to approach the story of an aging rocker? The many ways with which humanity copes with the notion of its own expiration date are endlessly fascinating, and were a great source of inspiration for this story full of references to after-life lore throughout the ages.

Title: Pagando al Barquero
(ENG: Paying the Ferryman)
Runtime: 4 minutes 2 seconds
Language: Spanish
Type: Live Action/Music Video
Completion date: 06.23.19
Country of Origin: Spain/USA
Written & Directed by Alfonso
(see below for full credits)

Song recorded in Espacio El Grito, Fuenlabrada, Spain
Release Date: 05.13.15
Produced by Anti Horrillo
Words & Music by Alfonso
Full Song Credits

Thus far, “Pagando al Barquero” has been recognized in the following film festivals:

FILM CREDITS

[en Spanglish)

Minneapolis

Madrid

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Stock

CAMERA
James Lindsay
Will Stock
Alfonso Moreno

DRONE
Matt Wolf

CREW
Robert Dickson
CC DeKill
Scotty Town
Thalo
David Walker-Lecic
LeeTi Spaude
Barb Krueger

Bayfield

CREW
Laila Bensaad Johnson
Clyde Carver
Ryan Bockenbauer
Robert Dickson

 

CINEMATOGRAFÍA
Pablo Santana

CÁMARA
Paula Cánovas Marcos
Pablo Santana
Lucas Gracia Gómez
Alberto Camacho

ILUMINACIÓN
José Sacris
Pablo Santana
Alberto Arce

EQUIPO
Pepe Roncero
Javi ElPasmo Moreno
Pablito Cara de Mono
Chuck Monk Alfonso
Isabel Moreno

 

Reparto

EL BARQUERO
Will Stock
Ryan Bockenbauer
Scotty Town

ELENA
Laila Bensaad-Johnson
Elena Moreno

EL QUINTO JINETE
Pepe Roncero
Shawn Sheely

ALFONSO
Teotl Cuauhtli Miranda-Moreno
J’abi Balam Miranda-Moreno
Sami
Alfonso Cronopio

 

Música

Canción “Pagando al Barquero”
Letra y música: Alfonso Cronopio
interpretada por Alfonso Cronopio Trío
Chano: Batería ~ Germán: Bajo ~ Alfonso: Guitarra & Voz
Grabada en Espacio el Grito, Fuenlabrada, Madrid.
Producida por Anti Horrillo, Enero 2015
all rights reserved

“The Isle of The Dead” Op 29
Symphonic poem written in 1909 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. First bars interpreted during the intro by Alex Vogel

 

Typography

The Fell Types
are digitally reproduced by Igino Marini.www.iginomarini.com

Producción

Pablo Santana ~ Robert Dickson ~ Pepe Roncero
José Sacris ~ Javi ElPasmo Moreno ~ Alfonso Moreno

Special Thanks to

La Familia Miranda-Moreno ~ Scotty, Carissa & Artie Town ~ Mutti Cronopio Thalo ~ La Familia Carver ~ Andrea Vogel Eric Vogel ~ The Walker-Lecic Family ~ Arnold Böcklin

Particle System for The Rider

Santos Pariente Panajiotidis

Foleys & Sound Design Consulting

Chano Audiovisual

Composición, Interpretación, Guión, Dirección, Producción Ejecutiva, Edición, Efectos Especiales, Colorimetría & Dirección de Arte: Alfonso Cronopio Moreno

And here’s the version with English subtitles:

Shorter version (no prologue or epilogue):