Short from Ecuador about hidden modern forms of slavery. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to the city. Once there, amidst a never-ending row of walls and fences, she peeks into the entrance to a school. Lined up and in uniform, those girls are not the ones Carmen will join. Screened before Marimbas from Hell.
Also in this combined programme
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Mouse Palace
Bizarre relationship drama featuring mice in a purpose-built apartment with edible furnishings. From the Living Space series by Hund and Horn. Screene -
Zhest
A young chess player and a minute of Ravel. Moving trailer created for an Argentinean film festival. Screened before Hoy como ayer. -
The Birds Know
Sweet ode to the imagination; birds help a boy in a dreamworld with a beautiful woman. Convincing student film with atmospheric soundtrack. Screened b -
Rosa
An elderly lady tries to make contact outside the confines of her flat. Intimate portrait of a spinster overflowing with affection. Screened before Ho -
Estação
Cannes Competition 2010. Delicate, short fiction on desire and loneliness. A young girl wants to be an actress but lives at the bus station. Screened -
Mina
In the linen cupboard, at the market, on a bench – where can Mina leave her grief for lost love? Bittersweet and yet hopeful. Screened… -
Casus belli
Greece after the crash. Casus belli elevates the art of queuing to a newly defiant level: ‘If one man falls, we all fall down.’ (YZ)… -
Threesome
Pornsites are the most clicked websites. Is porn the answer to our need for physical contact or just one of its aspects? An exploration of…
Film details
- Country of production
- Ecuador
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 14'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
