The Neighborhood Astronaut
A mechanic in Mexico City builds a backyard capsule so his grandmother can hear the radio signal she believes comes from her late husband.
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The story
Tavo repairs scooters and broken appliances in a crowded courtyard. His grandmother keeps listening for a signal from a husband who disappeared during the first satellite broadcasts. To help her say goodbye, Tavo turns the rooftop into a homemade observatory and accidentally receives a message meant for the whole neighborhood.
- Original title
- El Astronauta del Barrio
- Country / region
- Spain · Mexico
- Genres
- Comedy · Science fiction · Drama
- Language
- Spanish
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 85:00
- Director
- Mateo Iglesias
Creative process
Director, editor, rights reviewer, Spanish native-language reviewer and LATAM sales adviser, and producer approve creative, legal, and cultural outputs.
Human-led story development, screenplay polish, casting bible, and rights review; Runway Gen-4.5 for primary cinematic plates; Google Veo 3.1 with Flow for physics, camera blocking, and alternate motion passes; Runway Aleph 2.0 for shot-level transformation and continuity fixes; Blender, Houdini, DaVinci Resolve Studio 20, Pro Tools, native-language review, and C2PA export.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Live action with AI
- Format
- Feature film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- Delivery format
- 4K DCP, ProRes 4444 XQ master, H.265 review screener.
- Subtitles
- English · Korean · Thai · French · Spanish · German · Arabic