La Noche Buena

La Noche Buena

La Noche Buena is set in modern-day Cuba, where a couple is making their way past its busy streets. The guy seems rather nervous about meeting his mother’s long-lost friend, but his partner reassures him. And so they meet the Cubans at the restaurant, where they talk of their everyday lives in either English or Spanish, and in the most awkward of ways. And as if the night couldn’t get any more awkward, they end up having a discussion about taking the bus or cab. Continue Reading

La Muerte Del Gato

La Muerte Del Gato

La Muerte Del Gato starts in a little apartment in Havana, Cuba in the 1960s. Two men, Raul and Camilo, have been plotting something against her for some time. They bring out the rifle just as Armando drops in. The man tells them to be very careful, as the police have been active in the area lately. With a nod of the head, they load the gun, and look over the landlady, who was screaming at a man. Continue Reading

Paramorfosis

Paramorfosis

Paramorfosis starts with a young man. He seems to be dreaming about something… But he goes about his day anyway. Everything seems normal enough – the school, the students, his friends. However, something odd happens when he gets to the library. What happened to that other girl at the counter? Where’d his book go? What’s happening? Continue Reading

Dios Sólo Mira (God Only Watches)

Dios Sólo Mira

Dios Sólo Mira (God Only Watches, in English) is really quite controversial. This fictional short film is about a photojournalist taking a certain kind of photo at the midst of Haiti’s disastrous earthquake in 2010. This picture stirred a moral debate in his society, since it was an image of a man right before he committed suicide. While the journalist is asked and accused by plenty of people, he also finds odd photos sent to him by no one in particular. Continue Reading