This Hunger
This Hunger
Short
· Horror · 20 pages
An indifferent Hispanic housewife grows infatuated with her husband—only after he returns from the dead, hungry for meat.
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Alessandra Jara Del Castillo
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Winner,
HorrOrigins Film Festival 2020
Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2021
1 Writer
Los Angeles, CA
Alessandra was born in the central highlands of Peru where she grew up listening to her family’s (slightly horrific) folktales. She later immigrated to the Houston suburbs with her single mother and went on to become a proud graduate of UT Austin. She draws inspiration from her mixed upbringing to write sci-fi and horror with complex female leads an...
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2023 is gearing up to be the year Alessandra Jara Del Castillo makes her undeniable mark on the genre scene - co-writing an episode of Paramount+’s highly anticipated WOLF PACK, an official recipient of the Mentorship Matters fellowship, and a whopping six co-writing credits on an upcoming iHeartRadio scripted horror podcast. Born in Peru and raised in the suburbs of Texas, Alessandra’s family introduced her to storytelling through folktales passed down from previous generations and unwittingly sparked a creative fire. You’re going to want to know her name and work before anyone else.
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Winner at Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival 2020; Finalist at Hollywood Just4Shorts & 13Horror.com