Idle Mist (1998)
"Vana espuma" (original title)

When the darkness in a musician's dreams tears its way into his waking life, a series of brutal murders rocks the city and word spreads of a spectral form looming over the rooftops.

Director:

Andrés Useche

Writer:

Andrés Useche

Stars:

Catalina Gallo, Andrés Useche, Patricia Salazar

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Catalina Gallo	...	Valeria
Andrés Useche	...	Ciro
Patricia Salazar	...	Camila
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yonier Bedoya	...	Perkuno
Juan Diego Borda	...	Polo
Nestor Ivan Delgado	...	Cazador
Julián Garcia	...	Ladrón
Juan Camilo Gomez	...	Pedro
Luisa Gonzalez	...	Reportera
Mauricio Herrera	...	Asaltante
Juan Carlos Mantilla	...	Detective
Augusto Muñoz	...	Psiquiatra
Felipe Ramirez	...	Pablo
Marisol Rendón	...	Paula
Juan Manuel Salazar	...	Lucas

Storyline

When the darkness in a musician's dreams tears its way into his waking life, a series of brutal murders rocks the city and word spreads of a spectral form looming over the rooftops.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | darkness | identity swap | night | pretending to be dead | 

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Genres:

Horror | Crime | Short | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

wakingshadows.com - Official site

Country:

Colombia

Language:

Spanish

Also Known As:

Idle Mist

Filming Locations:

Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie had to be shot in only three days, the period of time the video equipment was on loan. The total budget for the film was 240.000 pesos, around 100 US dollars.

User Reviews

College freshmen could do better

I have been looking for this short film for about a year and I cant believe this is it. For some very odd reason, Vena Espuma appears in the similar section along with The Matrix, Minority Report and other futuristic/distopic movies. So, obviously, I came with some expectations. And it turned out to be the worst piece of cinematography I've seen in quite a while. The acting is just terrible, the dialogues are empty, and the music is burdensome.

There's only one neat - but not fresh - idea in the film, and it's unfortunately in the very end. Here am I, saving your time: "what if all of us and all the world as we know it is just someone's dream?". The content of the movie implies that, therefore, we cannot quite determine where the reality ends and a dream begins.