Todos Mis Vecinos Son Inmigrantes

This short film features a guy with a colorful group of neighbors - immigrants from all parts of the world. While little (understandable) dialogue is passed between the people themselves, simple gestures like a smile and an open palm speak wonders.

Simple and cute, really.

(No subtitles for the videos I'm featuring for this one, but there's very little dialogue here anyway. Watch the film now! Or how about watching this short film about an ex-boyfriend knocking on his ex-gf's door for some reason?)

El Día Después (The Morning After)

This short film is about a boss and her female employee talking about what happened last night. It's just a simple conversation, but their body language offer more than what their words have to offer. Cute.

On Vimeo:


El Día Después from Chus de Castro on Vimeo.

Directed by Scott Cleverdon & Assumpta Serna


On YouTube, with English subtitles:

Contagiando Humanidad

This short film is about an old mailman and an old lady puppeteer he delivers mail to. It also introduces the concept of Teatro Lambe Lambe, which is "essentially a form of puppetry or shape animation that takes place inside a confined but easily transportable space, usually a box placed on a tripod that, normally, one spectator would watch at a time." (Definition taken from here.)

Simple, but cute.

Producer's website


On Vimeo:


Cortometraje "Contagiando Humanidad" from Maceteros Producciones on Vimeo.

Directed by Camilo Farías


On YouTube, with English subtitles:

Alma

This short film is about Alma, a woman caught in the tangle of human trafficking. She begins the day simply, with not many expectations, but ends up in a terrible situation that is not of her own choosing.

This is gritty and sad. It also makes you reflect on the horrible, illegal industry where a lot of people get rich from, on the pain of others.

Producer's website


Alma from Martín Senderowicz on Vimeo.

Directed by Marcela Suppicich


On YouTube, with English subtitles:

Disculpe, Caballero

This short film about a guy getting constant calls from a telemarketer is funny, but realistic, too. Quite annoying, and also rather sad.

Also one of the reasons why I prefer pay-as-you-go mobile access to postpaid plans.


On Vimeo:


Cortometraje "Disculpe caballero" from Leixandre Froufe on Vimeo.

Directed by Leixandre Froufe


On YouTube, with English subtitles:

Viaje Temporal

This fun short film is about a guy wanting to go back in time so he can keep himself from breaking the game console right after he completed his game. Features geekiness, a messy flat, and weirdly labeled cereal boxes. Actual time travel might just happen.

Fun stuff.


Facebook page

On Vimeo:

"Viaje Temporal", Cortometraje from CRISAL FILMS on Vimeo.

Directed by Alberto Santaella


On YouTube, with English subtitles:

Inspiración (Inspiration)

If you were a writer working on your next book, what would you (not) do to get over your writer's block? Would you hire your favorite prostitute, and trust a seemingly shady man to give you "inspiration"?

How far would you (not) go?


On Vimeo:

*There are English subtitles for this, which you can enable as captions on the video.
*Note: To understand subtitles, some context may be necessary.


"Inspiración" (2014) from Barry´s Kidnapping films on Vimeo.

Directed by Antonio Clemente


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Yo También Te Quiero (I Like You Too)

This short film features a guy talking about how he waits for his girl friend to be his girlfriend. The pains of being in this nefarious place is given glorious detail, and is peppered only by a building frustration... oh, and a dog.

(For another tale from the friendzone, check out La Carta De Los Secretos.)



Yo También Te Quiero, on Youtube

Directed by Jack Zagha Kababie


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En La Próxima Parada (At The Next Stop)

This short film is about a guy who is looking for a girlfriend, and finds a left-behind planner instead. Amidst beautiful string music and a black-and-white landscape, this movie shows us the initial awkwardness and undeniable spark between two people looking for love.

Oh, and that ending? Cute.


Official website
Facebook page


En la próxima parada (cortometraje) from Luis Francisco Pérez (PAQUERO) on Vimeo.

Directed by Luis Francisco Pérez


With English subtitles:

Doble Check

This short film about an (un)read WhatsApp message shows us just how the Internet keeps couples together... and apart. Communicating has never been easier, I think.

Oh, and remember kids: El doble check es DIOS.

Director's website


Doble Check from Paco Caballero on Vimeo.

Directed by Paco Caballero


On Youtube, with English subtitles:

Juan Con Miedo (Fearful John)

This short film about two kids, an old legend, and a haunted house is creepy, and really rather curious. Is the legend real or not?

Well, either way, fact is usually stranger than fiction.

Official website


On Youtube:

Juan Con Miedo, on Youtube

Directed by Daniel Romero



On Vimeo, with English subtitles:

El Desayuno

All the dog wants is a nice, heaping plate of bacon and eggs. He will do almost anything to get that delicious breakfast. (You have to applaud his efforts, too.)

But really: what a cute and smart dog.


On Vimeo:

El Desayuno (cortometraje) from Entropic Films on Vimeo.

Directed by Laura Sisteró & Carlos Alonso


On Youtube, with English subtitles:

El Último Canto Del Pájaro Cú (The Cu Bird's Last Song)

This short film about a man reminiscing his life while on a hospital bed is curious, yet somewhat sad. Interestingly, the story-telling is done with glimpses, mixed memories, and thoughts about the sea.

(The ending is reminiscent of the one in El Orden De Las Cosas.)



El Último Canto Del Pájaro Cú, on Youtube

Directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios


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Iniciación A La Fotografía

This amusing short film is about how a couple, especially the particularly talkative wife, is inquiring about photography lessons.

The agony and awkwardness of the inappropriate intrusion is only topped by an interesting side note at the very end. Funny.

Director's website


Iniciación a la fotografía from Nico Aguerre on Vimeo.

Directed by Nico Aguerre


With English subtitles (on Youtube):

Cantautor

This short film about two men writing a song, and looking for someone to play a violin, is intriguing, to say the least. It's gritty, there are hints of a kidnapping, as well as plenty of drinks, and the phone never seems to ring.

Turra, turrita.

Director's website


Cantautor, on Youtube

Directed by Emiliano Romero


With English subtitles:

Tiempodefecto

This film about a couple on the verge of a break up is one that struck my heart. I find it amazing how this has a kind of sci-fi vibe to it, and yet that vibe was merely used as a means to tell quite an interesting story.

But, oh, how very, very sad.


On Youtube:


Tiempodefecto, on Youtube

Directed by Juliana Pineda


On Vimeo, with English subtitles:

Marisa

This is a curious tale is about a man in search for his one and only Marisa, only to find her constantly changing. Amazing and powerful story-telling.

On Youtube:


Marisa, on Youtube

Directed by Nacho Vigalondo


On Vimeo, with English subtitles:

La Leche Y El Agua

This award-winning short film featuring an old lady and a cow is a sad, sweet one. Mixing milk and water has never been so poignant.


La Leche Y El Agua, on Youtube

Directed by Celso García


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Marionetas

A 2-minute film about puppets (marionettes) waiting for Godot to arrive. Nice, and beautiful in its simplicity. A description has this to say: An adaptation of the surrealist play "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett.




English subtitled:

Una Limosna, Por Favor

This 30-second Spanish short film about a man and a blind beggar is short and sweet. This is also allegedly where the short film Historia De Un Letrero got its concept from.


Una Limosna, Por Favor, on Youtube

Directed by  Francisco Cuenca Alcaraz