Screening #2 – Spanish short films, Tapas Style
Silverspot Cinema
Downtown, 300 SE 3rd St #100, Miami, FL 33131
Saturday, November 9th / 3:00 PM
A vibrant collection of short films that offers a colorful exploration of Spanish culture and storytelling. Just as tapas provide a diverse offering of tastes, this program presents a rich variety of narratives, capturing the essence of Spain through cinematic bites of drama, humor, and passion. Each film serves as a distinct “tapa,” offering a unique glimpse into Spanish, tradition, and imagination.
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Dir. Eulàlia Ramon – Narrative – 12:00 Min – Spain
Monica is a normal woman with a normal life in any place in any of these modern times. However, one day, for an unimportant detail that could have been resolved like any other previous disagreement, she kills her husband. She thus discovers crime as a substitute for anxiolytics, liberation from all hypocritical moralism, and, why not?
Dir by: Enrique Rambal – Narrative – 20:20 Min – Spain
Toño returns to his job as a welder after a leave of absence caused by mental health issues. Due to the precariousness of the work, he does so without being discharged.
Dir. David Harriman, James Bettney – Documentary – 04:56 Min – UK
In Almeria Province in Spain, there is a sea of plastic sheeting, creating the largest collection of greenhouses in the world. The invernaderos (as called in Spanish) cover upwards of 150 square miles and are visible by the naked eye from space. A large proportion of Europe’s vegetables and fruit is intensively farmed here. There is a huge amount of plastic waste created each year (estimated at more than 30000 tons). Staffed by an army of African migrants working in extreme heat conditions in the summer months.
Dir. Adrian Pruett, AMMO – Music Video – 04:23 Min – USA
For eight years on the journey from Palm Beach trap rapper to Los Angeles vulnerable indie artist, Lil Toe (AMMO) has worn a mask. He’s finally decided to take it off, and in the most exciting, dramatic, sensual, and harrowing way possible.
Dir. José Luis Acosta – Narrative – 12:57 Min – Spain
Two brothers meet again and are forced to fight a duel in a definitive game of chess.
Dir by: MJ Fuentes Mateos – Narrative – 9:00 Min – Spain
Miguel arrives at his grandmother’s house to celebrate Christmas with his family, ready to face another night of reproaches. But this year is even worse; they want Miguel to join the family business, sacrificing his own dreams. Will Miguel be able to stand his ground, or will he end up succumbing to his family’s wishes?
Dir by: Nüll García – Narrative – 10:00 Min – Spain
Two friends bump into each other at a shopping mall’s toilet after losing touch in their teens. One is a successful white businesswoman, while the other is a Romani woman who hardly makes ends meet. Long gone are the endless summer days in the village. Nothing will ever be the same again.