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Shortmetraje

The third annual ShortMetraje celebrates a tantalizing and vivid generation of filmmakers that have emerged with a unique take on modern Spain and its changing cultural landscape.

PROGRAM

  • Ecosystem (Ecosistema)

    Directed by Tinieblas Gonzalez.
    Spain, 2003, video, color, 9 min.

A fly, a spider, a rabbit and a girl are characters in an urban ecosystem, ruled by the same law that rules in any natural ecosystem: The strong will survive.

  • The Brave Little Girl (La valiente)

    Directed by Isabel de Ayguavives.
    Spain, 2003, video, color, 6 min.

A little girl closes her eyes and tries not to think about anything for ten seconds.

  • With What Shall I Wash It? (Con qué la lavaré?)

    Directed by María Trénor.
    Spain, 2003, video, color, 11 min.

As day breaks in the red-light district of a Spanish town, someone who earns his living on the streets comes home, sits down, and begins to remove his make up. The moving film pays tribute to the homosexual artists of the late 1970s who prospered in the wake of Franco's dictatorship.

  • Ten Minutes (Diez Minutos)

    Directed by Alberto Ruiz.
    Spain, 2004, video, color, 15 min.

"I can't provide you with that information."
"Why not?"
"Because it's unavailable."
Human feelings take on the logical mind of a computer.

  • Unpremeditated (El despropósito)

    Directed by Zoe Berriatúa.
    Spain, 2004, video, color, 19 min.

A group of youngsters go out one weekend for a night of fun. But when the problems start, their friendship is pushed to the limit...

  • Disposable (Usar y tirar)

    Directed by Daniel García-Pablos.
    Spain, 2003, 35mm, color, 10 min.

The paths of a Cuban athlete, a woman driving, and an immigrant selling disposable tissues meet at a traffic light.

  • Physics II (Física II)

    Directed by Daniel Sánchez-Arévalo.
    Spain, 2003, video, color, 20 min.

Jorge lives in a room without a window, without light, without air, without a way out and with little hope. His father, Andrés, is the doorman of the building. He is about to retire and wants him to keep the job. Jorge doesn't want to work as a doorman, he wants to go to university...

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