La Huida (The Runaway, in English) is about a moment. Or, rather, a series of moments that may or may not have any connection with each other. There’s talk of a piece of gum, a stop light, a soda can… And who knows that else. What exactly is this film talking about? Why is there a man running with a brief case? Does any of this make sense at all? Continue Reading
A quick, cute movie about a couple who got into a fight, and wherein both refuse to talk about it. As Mama always said: never go to bed angry. *There are English subtitles for this, which you can enable as… Continue Reading
El Rincón De Venezuela (English: The Venezuelan Corner) is about a Venezuelan family in America. After deciding to establish themselves in New York, they put up a small restaurant in the city. With little money coming in, cultural changes, and few friends, the family soon begins to argue among themselves and drift apart. Continue Reading
This short film shows you just how to pick up a sexy beach babe: with a heartfelt song on a stringed instrument. Pretty catchy beat, this one. Cute. *There are English subtitles for this, which you can enable as captions… Continue Reading
El Pasajero (“The Passenger” in English) is a short film about a taxi cab driver and his passenger, simply put. It starts off with the driver picking up a man on streets, but then it suddenly involves a gun, drinking, and salsa dancing. There are also some conversations happening along the way, and a budding friendship is set to bloom here, too.
This short film was actually eligible for an Academy Award in 2010. It can get a little crazy here and there (desperate men and their desperate measures, I suppose), but it is definitely touching. Salsa dancing also never looked more fun.
(The film can be viewed with or without English subtitles, so take your pick. Here’s another film featuring friendship between a wolf and sheep. Or how about this other film about another cab driver?) Continue Reading