David Hebrero
David Hebrero is a writer, director and cinematographer from Madrid. He moved to Los Angeles in 2015, developing Color Blues and Paralelos before the features Dulcinea and Everyone Will Burn.
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Color Blues
A story in black and white. A film by David Hebrero.
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01 / The story
A character confronts her creator.
In 1955, a writer meets the character at the heart of his best-known work with a proposal: to change her from Black to white.
Set in 1955, Color Blues follows a writer’s meeting with his creation, Karen. Christina Leone plays the lead role in Hebrero’s English-language short.
- Format
- Short film
- Running time
- 7:06
- Filmmaker
- David Hebrero
- Channel release
- 7 August 2018
- YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
- 1,643
02 / Behind the camera
Meet the filmmaker.
03 / More from the film
Around the work.
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- Screenplay
Before the frame.
A screenplay is not currently available for this film.
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Between takes.
Behind-the-scenes photographs have not been added to this page.
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On screen.
2 people credited on screen, with biographies.
Meet the cast - Making of
Behind the story.
2 notes on how the film was made.
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04 / On screen
The cast.
Jim
Jeff Bratz
Jeff Bratz is an actor, producer and composer whose credits include the series The Jeff Show, in which he played Doug and served as associate producer, and the mini-series Like Them.
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Karen
Christina Leone
Christina Leone plays Karen in Color Blues. She studied film production at USC and has appeared in Into the Dark, Abby’s, Scandal: Gladiators Wanted and How to Get Away with Murder.
Explore their work05 / Making the film
Behind the story.
An early short.
Hebrero’s official portfolio dates Color Blues to 2016 and lists it as an English-language short. It was among the films he directed while beginning his Los Angeles cinematography career.
Read the sourceShot on film.
Kitchen Films presents Color Blues in black and white and identifies it as shot on film.
Read the sourceMade together.
- Written & directed by
- David Hebrero
Sources & further reading 7 references
Release and profile information is drawn from the sources below. Photo sources are credited alongside the images.
- Nostalgia Shop Films — original Vimeo upload — checked
- David Hebrero — official Color Blues page — checked
- Mubox Studio — director biography — checked
- David Hebrero — official About page — checked
- Christina Leone — Actors Access résumé — checked
- Kitchen Films — Color Blues — checked
- Jeff Bratz — IMDb — checked
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