Reviews

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
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Raymond_SandersMay 15, 2025
Raymond_SandersMay 15, 2025The story zips along with crisp editing and unpredictable twists, all elevated by a playful score that adds a touch of mischief. Time is fragmented, and the narrative laced with noir-inflected humor. Characters’ inner monologues frequently contradict their actions, heightening the dramatic irony and adding complexity to the film’s emotional tone.

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
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Eustaquio_May 15, 2025
Eustaquio_May 15, 2025On the surface, the story of a woman falling for a priest seems familiar. Yet what distinguishes this film is the rigor of its dialogue, which often drifts into philosophical inquiry. The protagonist’s fascination with Jean-Paul Belmondo’s priest moves from intellectual admiration to personal longing, a shift rendered with subtle inevitability. It’s one of Jean-Pierre Melville’s more contemplative works—thoughtful, meticulous, and quietly provocative.

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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Harrison_FranklinMay 15, 2025
Harrison_FranklinMay 15, 2025Though imprisoned, the protagonist’s spirit remains defiantly unshackled. His yearning for knowledge and connection transcends the walls around him. Director John Frankenheimer approaches this real-life tale with restraint and precision, allowing the character’s evolution to unfold without melodrama. Burt Lancaster delivers a profoundly empathetic performance, charting the journey from hardened convict to soulful naturalist with quiet dignity.

M3real1ty (2025)
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Dajour ASHWOODMay 14, 2025
Dajour ASHWOODMay 14, 2025A battle between Reality and Mentality leaving you to have to choose. It will leave you in thought for more.

Yet Another 52 Weeks Short Film (2015)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025‘YA52WSF’ is a 14 minutes short that depicts the events that occurred during the period between the dusk and the dawn of the All Saints Eve in a trip that include both, city and mountain. The original footage is complemented by Generative Graphics from synthesis of handwritten fresh - new, non - commercial numeric code observing the behaviour of Random means. Its soundtrack, as well, was created from algorithmic homemade strategies that led to an unique improv. The film was shot with a wide variety of digital storage cameras, including video game and handhelds gadgets.
Official Selection
Madhouse Movies Film Festival
February 28, 2016
Silver Dollar Film Festival
March 16, 2016
Broken Knuckle Film Festival
October 1, 2016
Official Selection
Madhouse Movies Film Festival
February 28, 2016
Silver Dollar Film Festival
March 16, 2016
Broken Knuckle Film Festival
October 1, 2016

Buzzing (2016)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025"Translation of buzzing basses and electronic sounds into a visual language made out of colors, shapes and dynamic cuts" @backupfestival
Finalist
Grand IndieWise Convention
September 10, 2016
Official Selection
Besides the Screen 2020
July 22, 2019
La Truca
May 6, 2019
Drive-In Movie Fest
May 24, 2018
Palm Springs Animation Festival
November 8, 2017
Backup & beyond 2019
April 25, 2017
Festival Nacional de Cine Pobre Panalandia
January 17, 2017
Finalist
Grand IndieWise Convention
September 10, 2016
Official Selection
Besides the Screen 2020
July 22, 2019
La Truca
May 6, 2019
Drive-In Movie Fest
May 24, 2018
Palm Springs Animation Festival
November 8, 2017
Backup & beyond 2019
April 25, 2017
Festival Nacional de Cine Pobre Panalandia
January 17, 2017

Suspendido en el Aire. Parte 2 (2017)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025A brief studio of my urban surroundings. Last of two parts

Suspendido en el Aire: Parte 1 (2017)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025A brief studio of my urban surroundings. First of two parts

I V3 Ricardo (2017)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025"I love Ricardo" is an experimental VR created from images of reflections, exposed light shots, rain, details in containers and smooth surfaces mixed with a large amount of experimental programming code both in the generative realms and in After Effects Expressions . It took around seven months to be created. The excellent soundtrack was one of the milestones of the idea because "Cariñito Dub" impressed me from the beginning. This short film was not made with the 360 VR programs, but observing and exploiting the nature of how the image is distorted today when we digitize these video files. I V3 Ricardo seeks to express a deep love for a significant individual and pretends to have a specific meaning about interpersonal relationships. This short film was made in 2017. The original footage was captured with a DSRL camera and a sports camera. Greetings from Costa Rica. Pura Vida!
Official Selections
Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / CineAutopsia
May 10, 2018
Drive-In Movie Fest
May 24, 2018
Pakistan International Film Festival
January 31, 2018
Official Selections
Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / CineAutopsia
May 10, 2018
Drive-In Movie Fest
May 24, 2018
Pakistan International Film Festival
January 31, 2018

Fogette (2017)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025A strange mist all over the place is slowly interrupted by a colorful element
Official Selection
MISTER VORKY
May 21, 2017
Festival Nacional de Cine Pobre Panalandia
January 17, 2017
Official Selection
MISTER VORKY
May 21, 2017
Festival Nacional de Cine Pobre Panalandia
January 17, 2017

Outside Marx's dog (2017)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
Official Selection
MISTER VORKY
May 21, 2017
Groucho Marx
Official Selection
MISTER VORKY
May 21, 2017

During a night with no moon (2018)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025A series of fortuitous and unpleasant events occurred on the way home on a dark night.
Official Selection
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival
September 15, 2019
Official Selection
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival
September 15, 2019

Valiantly (2018)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Gracias especiales a Leobardo Guajardo https://soundcloud.com/leobardo-guajardo/tracks por toda inspiración con su track "Breve Estudio de la Cumbia Grupera Electrónica"

Juanito del Bosque (2018)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025A casual conversation between cosmonauts going back and forth between love and loathing.

Cuando Ella Vuelva (2018)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025When Rosarito returns, the world will have changed

Frondio (2019)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025A woman is depicted during a surreal trans dimensional odyssey.
Selección Oficial en los Festivales
Live Soundtrack April 7, 2021
shnit worldwide shortsfestival August 1, 2019
Selección Oficial en los Festivales
Live Soundtrack April 7, 2021
shnit worldwide shortsfestival August 1, 2019

Alejandro Got a Bike (2020)
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Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025
Jorge Mario Zuleta ArrietaMay 13, 2025Based on the poem "Secuencia Única", 1999

The Last Witch in Wisconsin (2024)
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Carlton LittlefieldMay 13, 2025
Carlton LittlefieldMay 13, 2025I saw this folk-horror short film at Midwest Weirdfest and loved it! This is a great example of indie filmmaking, and I hope it gets a public release soon so others can enjoy it too!



