Frikis (Nerds, in English) is about a guy who plays video games and a girl who watches Disney movies. With the film set in the backdrop of a talk show, the two relate their love story. It sounds like a typical relationship, wherein two people meet randomly, fall in love, and get into petty arguments. Just how will they fare? Are they meant to be together for a long, long time? Who wants to hear about Battletoads or Street Fighter facts anyway? Continue Reading
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
Esto No Está Bien (It’s Not Right, in English) presents a rather curious scenario. The parents are away, a sister is bored out of her mind, and they have the place all to themselves. The perfect elements of making sexytime between siblings a reality. Now, the only question is: will he succumb to her insistence? Continue Reading
This award-winning animated short film (in Cannes, no less) presents to us a man who tries to stop a woman from jumping off the subway tracks. Played out in a sea of grimy scenes and people-crushing waves, El Héroe shows… Continue Reading
This short film is about a girl with nothing to do. When a boring day comes, you just sometimes need to do something – anything – interesting. Beautiful shots, leading movements, and an ending that you’ll love to reblog. Director’s… Continue Reading