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Short film · 19:09

Safe & Sound

From the LGBTQ collection. A film by Alejandro Ibarra.

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01 / The story

About the film.

With his boyfriend beside him, Sam invites his family to dinner to share news that will change their lives.

Format
Short film
Running time
19:09
Filmmaker
Alejandro Ibarra
Channel release
26 January 2018
YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
1,000,547
02 / Behind the camera

Meet the filmmaker.

Portrait of Alejandro Ibarra
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Alejandro Ibarra

Alejandro Ibarra is a writer, director and portrait photographer. His photography has appeared in TIME, Vogue and GQ, and his projects Piece by Piece and Coming Out Stories have been exhibited in North America. He wrote and directed Safe & Sound.

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03 / More from the film

Around the work.

Screenplays, production photographs, cast and making-of notes are added as they are verified. Here is what this page holds today.

04 / On screen

The cast.

Portrait of Eddie Gutierrez
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Sam

Eddie Gutierrez

Eddie Gutiérrez is an actor with a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch. His stage credits include A Chorus Line at New York City Center and the Hollywood Bowl, and The Hombres at Two River Theater. His screen work includes Safe & Sound and Conan.

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Candi Milo
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Maggie

Candi Milo

Candi Milo is an actor, singer and comedian whose voice roles include Dexter in Dexter’s Laboratory and Granny in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Her stage work includes the first national tour of Dreamgirls.

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05 / Making the film

Behind the story.

Building a dinner around surprises

Producer Karolina Rum describes the film’s opening as a deliberate setup for a series of reversals. The relationship and family dinner establish familiar expectations before Ibarra’s writing shifts the story in unexpected directions.

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06 / The people behind the film

Made together.

Written & directed by
Alejandro Ibarra
Sources & further reading 10 references

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