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2009 ShortMetraje Online Film Festival

Love film? Love Spain? Want to spot the next Pedro Almodovar or Penelope Cruz before anyone else?

Pragda’s annual ShortMetraje Film Festival showcases over 200 Spanish films to interested viewers. In a partnership with New York’s Film Society of Lincoln Center, eight films are screened in New York City, representing the breadth of talent and artistic expression within the country.

This year, the films will be screened online in support of the 2009 Festival of New Spanish Cinema, currently touring cities around the United States, allowing film buffs and Hispanophiles from all over the world to take part and enjoy.

To check out some of this year’s documentary and narrative films, visit Pragda’s web site.

MOM Mama | Andy Muschietti | Spain | 4 min. | 2008
Victoria is awakened one morning by her sister Lili—terrified and begging to leave the house immediately. Someone has broken-in and is hiding somewhere, waiting…

RUMBO A PEOR Worstward Ho | Alex Brendemuhl | Spain | 12 min. | 2009
Two men, dressed in soccer jerseys, wander aimlessly through the woods. Going further astray, they meet a woman on the road. Overwhelmed by her beauty, they insist on her joining them.

LA TAMA | Martin Costa | Spain | 19 min. | 2009
La Tama is a troubled girl. Her actions will set her off on a journey of no return.

DRIVES Pulsiones | David Reguero | Spain | 12 min. | 2009
Carlos has a problem…

ATTACK OF THE ROBOTS FROM NEBULOSA-5 El ataque de los robots de Nebulosa-5 | Chema Garcia Ibarra | Spain | 6 min. | 2008
A work of pure science fiction style, ‘Nebulosa-5’ is set in an apocalyptic world where many people will die very soon.

LALA | Esteban Crespo Garcia | Spain | 19 min. | 2009
Jesus returns home intending to surprise to his family but he is the one who is taken by surprise. His obsessions trigger events with unpredictable consequences.

DONT WORRY No se preocupe | Eva Ungria Lupiani | Spain | 13 min. | 2008
An ordinary lady is interrupted by the arrival of a film crew, who ask her for a little favor. In just a few hours, she will know the real meaning of the words: “Don’t worry.”