Short film

Cinema Libertad

2009 · 25 min

A quiet, tender slice of life that finds warmth and imagination among people scraping by in a crumbling old movie house.

Overview: A boy living in an abandoned cinema meets a young girl. As their friendship develops, the boy entertains the other cinema residents with stories and shadow puppets.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, bleak and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Politics, friendship, art, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
friendship
art
isolation
survival
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Arturo Menéndez
Written by: Arturo Menéndez
Starring: Salvador Solís, Tatiana Grande, Edgard Aquino, Leandro Sánchez, María Manzano
Runtime: 25 min
Country: El Salvador, Spain
Languages: Spanish