Moses, a talented songwriter with a promising music career in the 70s, sees his life implode due to addiction, ultimately enduring homelessness in San Francisco for over two decades. He finds solace on a street corner in the financial district, where he shows a unique gift for connecting with passersby, aiming to make himself visible among the invisible. There he meets a Spanish film student who offers him the lead role in a narrative short. The making of this film unexpectedly launches Moses on a journey to reclaim his life, family, and music. Along this path, other storytellers from the past emerge, all of whom had played a vital role in Moses’s quest to regain his humanity. Filmed over the course of 15 years, the story features Moses’s original, unreleased music, and has been captured in MiniDV, HD video, 35mm, Super 16mm, and Super 8mm film. It just entered the 2024 film festival circuit.
Biography:
Fran Guijarro earned an MFA in Copywriting at the Academy of Art University with the support of the 'laCaixa Full Scholarship Program', and also studied Screenwriting at the Cuba International School of Film and Television. Fran has worked for advertising agencies in Europe and the U.S., taught at AAU's MFA Advertising program, and directed commercials internationally. His first short documentary, Mexican Cuisine screened at over 50 film festivals, including Cannes SFC and AFI Fest, winning 16 awards. Due to his work on Moses and Stories Behind The Fog, which chronicles the stories of 100 individuals experiencing homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area, Fran has been featured in KQED's 'Behind The Lens' series, selected as a FilmHouse resident at SFFILM, and received invitations to speak at TEDx San Francisco and Creative Mornings. Fran is dabbling in music, crafting songs with acoustic guitar, ukulele, and Native American flutes. Contact Information:
