Original Title: El Regalo
International Title: The Gift
Director: Alex Godoy
Country: Colombia / Estados Unidos
Year: 2026
Runtime: 11 min 50 sec
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Format: Live Action Short
Genre: Drama / Romance / Magical Realism
Status: International festival journey in progress
After the sudden loss of his wife, a man is granted one impossible night to love again, say goodbye, and discover that not everything we love is meant to be held in our hands.
After the sudden loss of his wife, a man wakes up in an unfamiliar place and inside a body he does not recognize. Guided by a note and a map, he receives one impossible night to love again, say goodbye, and discover that not everything we love is meant to be held in our hands.
El Regalo was born from conversations with my wife, from a dream, from the emptiness her absence left in my life, and from the comfort faith brought into that pain.
I did not write this film to teach anyone how to overcome grief. I wrote it to give shape to the silence that remained, and to explore the love that continues when physical presence is no longer there.
The film moves between romantic drama and magical realism because that is how grief can feel when we try to understand it through love: real and mysterious at the same time.
Alex Godoy is a Colombian filmmaker, editor, and colorist based in the United States. With more than two decades of experience in post-production for television, commercials, and narrative projects, he has developed a cinematic eye shaped by emotion, visual rhythm, and human detail.
His work explores intimate stories about love, memory, loss, and faith. El Regalo marks a deeply personal stage in his pursuit of Latin American stories told with poetic, spiritual, and universal sensitivity.
Written, Produced & Directed by Alex Godoy
Production Company The Uncle Films
Director of Photography Christian Romo
Edited by Alex Godoy
Colorist Alex Godoy
Original Music by Rafael Bonilla (Rafarocket)
Sound Design and Mix by Alejandro Gómez Upegui
Art Direction by Karen Vargas
Wardrobe and Makeup by ANA YAHANA Natalia Mejía
Gabriel Alejandro Mendoza Blanco
Antonela Yeye Gómez
Gabriel’s Other Body Roger Meriño
Antonela’s Other Body Daniela Alejandra Barrios
Voice of Rosa Karen Vargas
Background Actors Ada Luz Natera Pimentall Isabella Campo Urueta Jeremy Andrés Pimienta Urueta Johannson Stick Navarro Márquez Karith Paola Ortega Polo Melizabeth de las Aguas Zurita Miguel David Jiménez Natera
Selected visual materials from El Regalo / The Gift are available for festivals, press, and industry use.
High-resolution poster files and stills are available upon request.
The film is currently being submitted to international festivals. To protect festival premiere and screening requirements, the private screener is available only upon request for festivals, press, industry representatives, and authorized screening partners.
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Alex Godoy
The Uncle Films