The Sugar Mask
A carnival artisan discovers that a sugar mask changes face according to the lie of the audience.
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The story
In Veracruz, Abril designs edible masks for a night parade. The centerpiece begins copying the faces of those hiding small and large crimes. When the mask shows her own father's face, Abril turns the celebration into an investigation with music, fire, and sugar teeth.
- Original title
- La Máscara de Azúcar
- Country / region
- Spain · Mexico
- Genres
- Thriller · Fantasy · Drama
- Language
- Spanish
- Year
- 2027
- Runtime
- 87:00
- Director
- Valeria Rojas
Creative process
Direction, editing, rights review, Spanish-language linguistic reviewer, and sales advisor for LATAM and production approve creative, legal, and cultural outcomes.
Story development, script polish, casting bible, and rights review led by the human team; Runway Gen-4.5 for main cinematic plates; Google Veo 3.1 Flow for physics, camera blocking, and alternate motion passes; Runway Aleph 2.0 for per-shot transformations and continuity corrections; finishing with Blender, Houdini, DaVinci Resolve Studio 20, Pro Tools, Spanish-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, and review H.265 screener.
- Subtitles
- English · Korean · Japanese · Thai · French · Spanish · German