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THE CLOSURE

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A film by Israel Valencia

    An artistic grabber, this almost wordless film creates a dark and emotional landscape as Pandora's Box is passed from unsuspecting victim to unsuspecting victim, sowing a swath of death in it's wake. The subtle musical score lurks softly behind the visuals, resonating deeply in this film noir.
    Israel Valencia, born in Mexico, married a year ago, and living in Napa, Israel has been fighting against a life threatening malady. He graduated Vintage High School and started Napa Junior College, consumed with a love of photography and video. He began The Closure two years ago, but was forced to shelf the project due to the onset of his illness. Then, in the last four months, before his current hospitalization for a bone marrow transplant, he finished the work, his first, for TOY's All Youth Film & Education Day. Israel wrote, directed, and stars in The Closure.