Pasamontañas (Balaclava)

Pasamontañas

Pasamontañas (English: Balaclava) centers around Rocío, a young girl who enjoys playing with the girl next door and with her uncle. One night, her uncle drops by her house in a hurry to leave, but not before giving Rocío a teddy bear and his balaclava. In the succeeding days, the young girl starts playing new games with her new toys. Continue Reading

LALILALOU

LALILALOU

LALILALOU starts with a guy and a girl in different rooms. After a while, the guy starts to talk about Lalila, while the girl starts to talk about Lou. They mention how they may be currently frustrated at the other, but they soon reminisce about how they truly feel. After all, it can be confusing to be in love. Continue Reading

Consciente

Consciente

Consciente centers on a man named Pablo. He looks back at his memories, especially the ones about his girl and about how she broke up with him. In another place, two people are waiting in a room, and they are talking about how they’re waiting for a woman to come. How do all these scenarios connect with each other? What will happen between the man and woman? Why are there images of a gun? Continue Reading

Presencia (Presence)

Presencia

Presencia (Presence, in English) starts off with a woman, who may be in danger of a crime. However, a number of other people come in, and more questions than answers will be raised in the course of the night. Who wants to kill who? Who is the guy in the hoodie? What actually happened that night?

This actually is one film that keeps you guessing, and the actual answer for everything does not seem to be clear. Still, suspenseful in its own right, and definitely curious.

(This is available with English subtitles on Vimeo. This short film is by the same director, and also tackles a crime. Or what about this other film about a man stalking a woman?) Continue Reading