Ecuadorian Shortfilms
These are the most important shortfilms from Ecuador.
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- DirectorLuis UsónAndrés AguilarStarsTxabi MiraGroompy is a rabbit playing the lead in a popular cartoon series. But after work his life is dull and monotonous. One night he discovers his favorite object, the carrot from the cartoons, and begins to chase it.
- DirectorSebastián CorderoStarsVictor ArauzAndrea CarpioAndrés CrespoA group of people are locked in a room.
- DirectorMarco VeraStarsDiego ChiangDanilo EspinozaDaniel FernándezIgnacio is a well behave boy. The kind of son every parent wish to have. Ignacio has a neighbor wich whom he didn't play to often , His name was Manuelito, and he was known as "the three wheels bicycle kid". One day a bicycle was given to Manuelito from his parents, but they couldn't afford all of it so they gave him a bicycle whit only one stability wheel and he had to adapt to it.
- DirectorMery HolguínLuis MartínezMaría Teresa QuirolaStarsHugo DonosoHenry HolguínMery HolguínA Texan returns home to Lares and becomes involved with the daughter of a wealthy landowner leading to a dispute between two men vying for her affection.
- DirectorMarco VeraStarsEmanuel MedinaEddy RodríguezMarco VeraDavid visits the Death in purgatory after saving his friend Thomas from drowning in the river.
- DirectorAna Cristina BarragánStarsMaria Emilia IcazaOne morning, still half asleep, Mari rises thirsty. Walk the home spaces to get to the bathroom. Frightened, enters this white place where he is torn between his fantasy world and time that facing a new reality.
- DirectorPável Quevedo UllauriStarsGabriela GieseGonzalo EstupiñanEugene is a writer and amateur detective. While writing he creates a parallel reality in which he believes himself to be the best detective in the city, Humphrey Bogart Style.
- DirectorGabriela CalvacheStarsLucía MoscosoJuan RhonFernanda Sosa
- DirectorCourtney BaxterSebastian ReaStarsGabby BryanAndrés CrespoAlec FunicielloWhile visiting family in Ecuador, a father and son bond over an unexpected death.
- DirectorSebastian ArechavalaStarsIvan AlzateMarco BustosJorge De los SantosThe story of a writer who becomes obsessed with an article in the newspaper about a mysterious crime that happened at midnight between the streets Escobedo and Garcia. "The only fact revealed accidentally, is that the deceased was a vicious character."
- DirectorSandy PatchStarsBaltazar UshcaGregorio UshcaJuan UshcaFor the last 53 years, Baltazar Ushca has harvested glacial ice from the tallest mountain in Ecuador. His brothers, Gregorio and Juan, have long since retired from the mountain. This is a tale of cultural change in a small indigenous community and how three brothers have adapted to it.
- DirectorGabriela CalvacheStarsMaría Sol BarragánYoung Carmen sets out on a journey from the mountains to the city on her own. A brief stop allows her to experience the alternate path she and many children in Ecuador are denied: a regular school education.
- DirectorPablo Arturo SuarezStarsCristina CoralDavid VasquezAn adventure to the military dictatorship, Communist love and a country in changes.
- DirectorMiguel Alvear
- DirectorJoe HoulbergAna Cristina BarragánStarsIvan AlzateAna Cristina FrancoLucas TailleferA world like ours, limited by language.
- DirectorCarlos CrespiScenes of daily life in the Indian communities of the East.
- DirectorAna Cristina Barragán
- DirectorGalo SemblantesStarsAdrián BalsecaPamela BurbanoAlejandro CassolaAnila is born after an atomic war, deep into the underground caves where humanity escaped to survive. She has never seen the sun, and wishes to travel to the outside world. But her journey to the surface also becomes a journey into her relationship with Kaj, her boyfriend who tries to stop her from leaving.
- DirectorAna Cristina BarragánStarsVanesa Teran
- DirectorJavier AndradeDid you know that the famous, Panama Hat, is actually made in a small town in the coast of Ecuador? This is the story of the artisans of Pile, the last in the world to possess the centuries old knowledge of fine, high quality hat making. The tradition goes back generations, over 250 years, but because of price inflation and a generation with changing priorities this town is now on the verge of extinction.
- DirectorSantiago PaladinesStarsAlex CisnerosDavid Vasquez
- DirectorCarlos Andrés VeraStarsManuel CalistoOctavio de BarrosPedro PérezIt's the year 1873 in Quito, Ecuador. One of the most recognized psychiatrists of the city, Mr. Romero, is experimenting new hypnosis techniques as a healing tool with his patients, finding out that hypnosis has never been tested in a dying human being. Romero wonders if this technique could stop or delay death in dying patients. Valdemar, a Brazilian diplomatic who suffers tuberculosis, is willing to collaborate with Romero and agrees to be hypnotized the night he is supposed to die. The experiment will have dramatic consequences, Romero will be accused of Satanism and sentenced to death by the Ecuadorian president. His only chance of survival, is to persuade the presidents' secretary that he is innocent. He has only one chance to tell the truth.
- DirectorEnrique Chediak
- DirectorGalo SemblantesStarsAlex AltamiranoAna SaezJuan Manuel OrtizSebastian is an alcoholic hiding from the memories of his ex-girlfriend Ana, in an old abandoned house, where they met years before. But this house is full of memories, as each room becomes a little part of their story. At the end, he will be forced to deal with reality about her death, as another girl shows up in the house.
- DirectorJorge UlloaStarsOrlando HerreraVincent KerschbaumMauricio, a broke and out of luck pick up artist, meets the girl the of his dreams Elena. She's proves to a handful (a goth chick, with a model boyfriend and a jealous father), plus she's not interested. Hilarity ensues as Mauricio tries unsuccessfully every trick in the book to woo her. Now, he has use to his ultimate resource, his estranged dad, a middle aged black metal rock star who knows all there is to know about women.
- DirectorManuel OcañaReception with Ambassadors to Ecuador when President Isidro Ayora took office. Aspects of Public Administration in education and health.
- DirectorIván Mora ManzanoStarsSebastián Burbano
- DirectorJulia SilvaStarsPablo Aguirre AndradeErnesto, a biologist who lives with his mother, spends his days teaching at the university and waiting for his chrysalis to grow. One day everything is different, something suddenly changes.
- DirectorAnaïs RualesStarsMarcela CamachoLida NarvaezFernando PavónPablo feels trapped in his rainy village, with his crappy job in a theme parc. He wants to leave, now. And this time all the ways are good.
- DirectorFrank Vera JiménezStarsKatia LoyolaTite MaciasOn a warm evening, Nuria tells her elderly blind mother stories as they lie in a hammock, the radio cutting in and out and the wind blowing the curtains in the pale candle light - Is it all a strange dream? This is an unusual and beautifully shot film that is wonderfully atmospheric - emphasized by sensitive camerawork and a naturalistic soundtrack. The close bond between daughter and mother forms the basis of the apparent nonsense narrative that explores the relationship of the unconscious in dealing with grief and loss. It's a brilliantly conceived and executed dream ride, complemented by touches of magical realism, with so much emotion that it's hard to describe.
- DirectorJean-Jacques MartinodIsidro Vargas reminisces on his encounters with death as he meanders through the tropical mangroves in the outskirts of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
- DirectorFruzan SeifiPablo Arturo SuarezStarsPablo Aguirre AndradeFruzan SeifiDiego NaranjoTwo hours before the debut, the theater owner is found 'dead' inside the auditorium of a historical theater in Quito. The unlikely theater professionals are the hilarious characters who use a lot of sarcasm and a touch of magic to find a way out of this absurd situation.
- DirectorSimon BrauerLorena CorderoStarsMichelle AlvaradoIvan AlzateSebastian ArechavalaLittle by little, the artist Lorena Cordero reveals her universe in the fashion world. A fascinating sensuality and powerful details are discovered through her creations.
- DirectorJavier Andrade
- DirectorSimon BrauerStarsDiego JarrinCamilo RamirezLaure SerranoA 10-year-old boy sells the body of a young woman. Inside the room where she is we will discover something macabre.
- DirectorSami Ayriwa
- DirectorMarco A. Martinez-Galarce
- DirectorChristian HidalgoStarsJonathan Flores
- DirectorSebastian ArechavalaStarsDavid HolguinLuigi StornaioloCecilia VallejoA trip through the dreams a man and a woman share in bed.
- DirectorDavid Matteo Galarza Espinosa
- DirectorHelena Galán FajardoMario Vera LoorStarsChristoph BaumannRuth CoelloAlfredo EspinosaTwo lonely characters wanting to find a partner and a romantic blind date at a decadent Russian restaurant - The New Year's Eve couldn't be more promising until the dinner for two becomes a crazy dinner for four: them and their ghosts. And the main course is still to come.
- DirectorIgor Guayasamin
- DirectorIgor GuayasaminJosé Antonio GuayasaminStarsBaltazar Ushca
- DirectorMateo HerreraStarsSantiago Proaño
- DirectorSam RojasManuel is an old man who dies in his sleep. When his soul leaves his body it is taken from his room and into limbo where he meets Death herself. Now he must try to convince her to let him go back by showing her what it means to be alive, from food, to art, to human connection. But, he will soon learn that nothing lasts forever.
- DirectorAna Cristina FrancoStarsDiego Coral LópezMartin VareaMaya VillacresesSoledad is trapped in quarantine with a new partner she has recently been dating. The objects of his old relationship still flood his house and denounce a presence that has not disappeared.
- DirectorSergio VenturiniStarsPablo BarrigaRamírez lives in the city, but comes from the countryside and misses his family, his trees and his farm pets. One day, while walking on the sidewalk he meets a kind of bird he'd never see before: they are made of paper, drink coffee, love art and read the newspaper. They are the "clic.quiri.clicks!".
- DirectorPável Quevedo UllauriStarsWolframio SinuéAna UmajingaJaime dies unexpectedly. From his body, an animal soul escapes and travels the Andean moors in search of his wife's spirit. They set out together on their collective trek to the Land of the Dead.
- DirectorOlivier Auverlau
- DirectorAndrés AguilarJoseph GameJoin Lucky Brave on an adventure across space and time.
- DirectorJosé Antonio GuayasaminStarsMartín CadizHelen Ríos
- DirectorRandi KrarupStarsIvan AlzateRandi KrarupA suicidal woman seeks death in the catacombs of a Gothic church, the perfect place to end her days; but waiting for death, life will take an unexpected turn