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Little Dog  —World Premiere

Short Film and Release

Nominated for Best Children Short Film of the Year – IndieX Film Festival
A story about instinct, abandonment, and the quiet bond that saves us.

"UNFLINCHING, EMOTIONAL, AND DEEPLY HUMAN."

Little Dog explores abandonment, protection, and the emotional instincts we inherit—and pass on.​ This is not a fairytale. It’s a quiet survival story told in glances, gestures, and the tension between fear and trust.

Shot with a poetic frame, Little Dog blurs the line between child and adult worlds, revealing how trauma echoes in both.

A Voyaeon Original

Presence • Emotional Continuity

Three generations, one emotional thread.

In Little Dog, Mariela Narvaez carries the quiet weight of survival—
linking past, present, and future in a single, deeply human portrayal.

THE ANATOMY OF A SHORTFILM

Milestones  •  Recognition & Screenings

Little Dog began as a quiet story—intimate, raw, and deeply human.

Today, it finds its place on the big screen, reaching audiences through festivals and curated screenings. Each selection is not just recognition, but a continuation of the film’s emotional thread.

X INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 

Official Selection  — Best Children Short Film

World Premiere · June 7, 2025 · Regal Theater, Los Angeles

FARO MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL

Honorable Mention · January 2025 

LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Semi-Finalist · December 2024

Nominee · January 2025

YETI FilmFest

Tone  •  Cinematic Identity

Whatever emotion you need, in every frame we built.

From composition to color, Little Dog maintains a precise visual language—quiet, restrained, and deeply human.
Every element—light, silence, setting—was designed to serve the tone of the story.
This is not just visual consistency.
It’s emotional continuity in motion.

Narrative  •  The Story

A story shaped by absence, stillness, and the things we never say.

Seven-year-old Sean, abandoned by his neglectful mother, meets Larry—a quiet stranger with a hidden past.

What begins as a chance encounter changes them both forever.

Told with restraint, built with intention. This is the world of Little Dog.

Narrative • Director's Note

Everyone carries trauma. Every child on earth, in some way or another.

What I wanted to capture in Little Dog was the exact moment trauma begins—

the brief instant that changes everything, forever.

 

Not the aftermath. Not the healing.

Just the moment it lands.

 

— Mario Luxxor

Presence  •  Characters & Cast

The people who carry the weight of silence, instinct, and transformation.r.

Every frame was designed to let these characters speak—even when they say nothing at all.

SEAN 

Played by Eli Feingold

A boy abandoned, not broken. Still learning what to trust

THE MOTHER

Played by Mariela Narvaez

Her absence becomes the echo that shapes them both.

LARRY

Played by Nicolas Silva

Haunted by the past, Larry says little—but regret lives in his eyes.

Atmosphere  •   The Soundtrack

The score of Little Dog was never meant to lead—it was meant to linger.

Composed by Sasikumar B., the music was built with silence in mind. 

Every note was crafted to echo the unspoken heighten tension, and hold emotion where words fall short.

This is not a bakground music.

It's emotional architecture.

A downloadable press kit for festivals,

press, and collaborators.

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