An unusual short film from Bolivia about a shoeshine boy who has no left foot. Impressed by the words of a mysterious man, he goes looking for his chopped off left foot in the mountains of Bolivia. With stunningly beautiful shots from a country virtually without a film industry.
Also in this combined programme
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El hombre muerto
Magic-realistic black-and-white short about a plantation worker who falls on his own knife and hallucinates. Strange mood sketch of loneliness and voi -
Entrevista con la tierra
Short gripping documentary about how people in a Mexican Indian village cope with death. -
Corredores de verano
Original short film without words about three adolescents who roam the streets at night and hang around together. How far does the friendship go? -
I Hear Your Scream
Observing short film from Paraguay in which a procession in twilight is shown as a shadow play against the dusk. Powerful in its simplicity.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Bolivia, Italy
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 25'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL