Dicen (Madrid en Corto)
Not everything that goes on at school is a game.
Cortos / Short Films
Esperandola
Awaiting Her takes us through a day in the life of Francisco, a shoe-shine boy who wakes up to find his father bleeding in his room. Francisco would like to stay with his father but is sent off to work... He shines Jeffrey's shoes. Jeffrey is an economist in town to promote the empowerment of women and gender equality. Jeffrey's mother dies that night, and he drives aimlessly through the city until he falls into Lula's arms. Later that night, Lula is savagely beaten and returns home with a broken face and a broken heart. In this world of men, we are still awaiting her. Watch trailer
Joselyn (Madrid en Corto)
Joselyn is a tale with a dark shape but a bright soul. It shows the ability of love to change our perception about things through Joselyn through the eyes of Joselyn, a peculiar young Dominican girl who has developed her own mechanism to fight the immense loneliness she lives in.
La Cosa en la Esquina (Madrid en Corto)
Oh, my god! There's a black, terrible, disgusting thing in the corner, but... really, don´t you see it?
La Ultima Secuencia (Madrid en Corto)
The late 1960s. In the Almería desert, a Spanish-Italian co-production is being filmed. The lack of resources and poor communication among the crew members are on the verge of ruining the end of the film. But they might just be saved by one final scene...
Queremos Tanto a Helena
While schoolgirl Helen waits in vain for her long-lost father to call, she confides in her grandmother about her sense of abandonment, and she attempts suicide.. Schoolboy Esteban wants to become Helena's boyfriend- with the condition that Alicia, her best friend, joins them in the relationship, forming an inexperienced and sour-sweet threesome.
Topo Gigio is Dead
Two Chileans, Daniela and Tomas, meet in Philadelphia. Daniela is the daughter of a former political prisoner, tortured during Pinochet's dictatorship. Tomas is the son of the physician that tortured her father. Both have been forced to deal with a past that doesn't belong to them, and together they will find a space to question their roles and their heritage.
Matar a un Niño (Madrid en Corto)
It is Sunday. A beautiful dawn on a doomed day. At ten o´clock, a happy child is going to die.
Nadie Tiene la Culpa (Madrid en Corto)
Antonio comes home with the intention of leaving his wife and three children, wanting to give a second chance to the dreams of his youth.
Room (Madrid en Corto)
Ana is in the room.
Slides (Madrid en Corto)
A teenager recites a poem to his girlfriend. A boy plays with his toys. Someone unexpected makes a pronouncement full of lucidity. Coming home, a young man discovers his father asleep in front of the TV. A man sends a message to the world. A woman feeds someone. A married couple has sex. A teenager dresses up to go out.
Una Carrerita Doctor
Stubborn-but-caring ER physician Ramon Moran has to drive a taxicab in order to make ends meet in Lima, Peru, a city that constantly challenges his pride and work ethics. A Doctor's Job shows the struggle that most professionals go through in third world countries.
