LUPE Q AND THE GALACTIC CORN CAKE

Javier Badillo

2023 - 4’23” - Fiction

Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons; she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when Lupe is battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela's lessons will remind her that connecting to her Latin roots may save their lives.

Javier Badillo

Javier is a Leo-nominated Venezuelan-Canadian writer, director, and producer. After a career as a musician and 2D animator, Javier found a natural fit in independent film. Since 2008, his short films have been selected and won awards at numerous festivals, including the Chicago Children’s Film Festival, Cinéfest Sudbury, Flickers' Rhode Island, and Reelworld.

In 2022, Javier released his first feature film, the war drama ROADS OF ITHRIYAH. It received five Leo Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, and Best Script, and won for Best Sound. It was also nominated as Best Canadian Film at RIFFA.

Javier is preparing to shoot his second feature film, the Latinx punk rock, sci-fi action comedy LUPE Q AND THE GALACTIC EARWORMS. The project received financial support from Telefilm, CreativeBC, Shaw Rocket Fund, CMF, and New Dawn (Nederlands Filmfond).