Juan Pablo Zaramella — Director (6)
Lapsus (2007) [Movie] Douban
Lapsus
other title: 失策
It's amazing how simple ideas have a greater capacity to engage audiences. That is if they are really simple with, at the same time, interesting (and many times rather complex) ideas behind them. This is one of those cases. As i write this, i don't know yet the prizes in Cinanima 2007 (where i got to see this short) but it wouldn't surprise me if this little piece got the public award. It's basically an exploration of the possibility to create different images out of similar shapes. The story moves on from the interaction of those images, based on the same pure shapes but which get antagonist meanings, as they pass from the left side of the screen (white) to the right side (black). The humor is born when the director plays with religion in an uncompromising harmless way.
Check this, it's a really good experience.
Sexteens (2006) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban
Sexteens
8.0 (9 ratings) director: Juan Pablo Zaramella actor: Silvina Cornillón / Juan Pablo Zaramella
other title: 性感的十六岁
Este cortometraje en español se realizó con animación stop-motion y presenta escenarios y personajes muy simples. Sin embargo, a pesar del presupuesto relativamente bajo, la película resulta ser una forma muy efectiva de enseñar a los niños sobre los peligros del sexo sin protección. La película comienza con tres muñecas adolescentes sentadas en un banco. Sin usar palabras reales, sino una especie de discurso tipo Sims ("Bla, bla, bla"), la primera chica describe a su hombre perfecto. Entonces, de repente, él aparece --- al igual que una cama...