BoriShorts - PR Showcase
SCREENINGS
Saturday, October 3th - 3:10 pm
Puerto Rico | Lusca Film Fest 2024 | 65m
Genres: Animation, Drama, Music Video, Student, Dark Comedy, Experimental
Short Film Selection includes:
La Espera - Spanish with English subtitles - Dark Comedy - 14min
Lili was convinced by her doctor, boyfriend and parents to have a baby she did not plan or want. As she waits in her birthing pool (her parents' bathtub), Lili calls her loved ones and figures out that they will all be absent for absurd reasons. With a mix of despair and a hint of sarcasm, Lili debates with each of them as she slowly faces the reality that she will be all alone through it all. Dir. Samara Pérez Santiago
The Shadow Also Feels - Experimental - 9min
A woman vomits up her past to make room for the future. Dir. Vance McLean Ball, Cecilia Argüelles
Crushed - English - Animation, Drama, Student - 7min
Dir. Patricia Rodriguez
Caída - Spanish - Music Video - 4min
Filmed in Puerto Rico, the video combines natural and urban landscapes as it follows Andrea confronting and reconciling her own emotional and personal falls.
With a blend of electronic rhythms, string quartets, and multiple vocals, the music and visual narrative capture the fleeting essence of life and the urgency of living in the present. Dir. Raymond O’Brien
Cheo - Spanish - Drama, Fantasy, Student - 7min
Jael, a young adult with an optimistic outlook on life, faces a traumatic event when he and his best friend are assaulted by a thief during an outing. Jael's friend gets injured while trying to protect him, deepening his sense of guilt. Overwhelmed by this guilt, Jael isolates himself in his apartment, refusing to leave. Despite his best friend's attempts to reach out, Jael remains withdrawn. Struggling with loneliness and fear, from Jael's subconscious, a cartoon character named Cheo manifests to help him confront his fear. Dir. Cristian Omar Santiago Rodríguez
Sirens? - Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Student - 7min
Dir. Glenda Román
12AM - Spanish - Music Video - 4min
In the future, the company EpiCorp is conducting trials for a pill that lets you dream whatever you desire. Through the "Dream Monitor", we can witness the experience of patient 018. The effects are still a bit…chaotic. Dir. Michael Justiniano
Arranca - Spanish with English subtitles - Drama - 15min
A mother and daughter duo dramatically impacted by dementia. Carmen is a 75 year old woman in the early stages of the disease. Laura, her eldest out of four children, lives a hectic life. But, she always makes time to take care of her mother. Things get more hectic for Laura when Carmen can't find her precious emerald ring, a gift from her beloved husband Sebastian. Dir. Liliana M Molina
El Jacho: A Puerto Rican Legend - Spanish with English subtitles - Horror - 20min
A group of friends, hoping to enjoy a peaceful getaway in a cabin, unknowingly become entangled in a chilling local legend: El Jacho, a vengeful supernatural killer who hunts to atone for his past sins through the lives of his victims. Puerto Rican horror short rooted in local folklore.
Dir. Adrián Borges