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CORTO CIRCUITO OPENING NIGHT
Presented in partnership with the Instituto Cervantes New York

Instituto Cervantes NY

211 E 49th Street, NYC

Wednesday
Nov 5

6:00 PM

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DE SUCRE /
MADE OF SUGAR

dir. Clàudia Cedó

Spain | Fiction | 2024 | 25 min

Synopsis
María, 30 years old, has an intellectual disability and a deep desire: to become a mother. The lack of understanding from her family and the institution where she lives will lead her to fight for her rights, in an uncomfortable rebellion to regain the power to make decisions over her own body.
Maria tiene 30 años, discapacidad intelectual y un deseo dentro de las entrañas: ser madre. La incomprensión de su familia y la fundación donde vive la llevaran a una lucha por sus derechos, a una rebelión incómoda para recuperar el poder de decisión de su propio cuerpo.
Festivals & Awards
  • Best ShortGuadalajara Film Festival, Mexico
  • Special Jury MentionSeminci Film Festival, Valladolid, Spain
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GASPAR

dir. Enrique Gustavo Tapia

Chile | Animation | 2025 | 10 min

Synopsis
In the stillness of his routine, Gaspar an elderly man immersed in solitude repeats a daily gesture, heavy with meaning: he toasts with an empty glass in front of a general’s portrait. An imaginary wine that only appears when guilt surfaces, and the emotional abyss consuming him becomes unavoidable.
Atrapado en la monotonía de su soledad, un anciano brinda cada día con una copa vacía, ignorando el abismo emocional que lo consume. Un encuentro inesperado reabre viejas heridas y el vino —imaginario, invisible— solo se manifiesta cuando la culpa lo desborda.
Festivals & Awards
More than 20 awards from film festivals around the world
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UN DÍA DE MAYO /
A DAY IN MAY

dir. Camilo Escobar

Colombia | Fiction | 2025 | 16 min

Synopsis
At the age of 10, Joaquín quietly observes the feminine and masculine worlds around him. On the eve of Mother’s Day 2000, his teenage sister runs away from home, shaking the fragile balance of the household. Perplexed, Joaquín wonders about his place within this new family.
A sus 10 años, Joaquín observa en silencio el universo femenino y masculino que lo rodea. En la víspera del Día de la Madre del año 2000, su hermana adolescente huye de la casa sacudiendo el frágil equilibrio del hogar. Perplejo, Joaquín se pregunta por cuál es su lugar en esta nueva estructura familiar.
Festivals & Awards
  • Santa Lucía for Best Actor (Dante Gómez López) BOGOSHORTS, Bogota, Colombia
  • Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
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FULGORES /
SHIMMER

dir. Andres Palma

Mexico | Animation | 2024 | 20 min

Synopsis
Cast away with his children on a desolate beach littered by long-forgotten shipwrecks, Ricardo desperately seeks to finish the construction of a monumental lighthouse that could lead to their rescue, but he’s grown oblivious to the mistrust his own neglect has fostered in his eldest daughter, whose own plans will force him to choose between his dreams and his children.
Abandonado en una playa desierta, Ricardo trabaja incansablemente en un faro monumental que piensa que será su salvación. Sin embargo, descuida a su hija, cuyos propios planes podrían descarrilar los sueños de su padre.
Festivals & Awards
  • Best Short Animated Film Ariel Awards, Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC)/li>
  • 15+ other awards from festivals around the world
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ANBA DLO

dir. Luiza Calagian & Rosa Caldeira

Brazil, Cuba, Haiti | Fiction | 2025 | 18 min

Synopsis
Nadia is a Haitian biologist living in Cuba, researching local wildlife. Until she receives a visit from deep waters and the Cuban forest begins to whisper in other languages. On that day, Haiti never seemed so far from Nadia.
Nadia es una bióloga haitiana que vive en Cuba investigando la flora y los animales locales. Hasta que recibe una visita desde aguas profundas y la selva cubana empieza a susurrar en otros idiomas. En ese día, Haití nunca pareció tan lejos de Nadia.
Festivals & Awards
  • Best Short Berlinale Film Festival
  • Special Jury Mention Hong Kong Film Festival
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BUSCANDO UN BURRO /
LOOKING FOR A DONKEY

dir. Juan Vicente Manrique

Venezuela, Mexico | Documentary | 2024 | 17 min

Synopsis
After posting a satirical video featuring a donkey as Venezuela’s president, two Andean firefighters were imprisoned. While locals remain silent about the incident, rumors swirl about the donkey’s mysterious fate in this mountain town.
En un pequeño pueblo de los Andes venezolanos, dos bomberos grabaron un vídeo de un burro como si fuera el presidente de Venezuela visitando sus deterioradas instalaciones. Ese mismo día los bomberos fueron llevados a prisión, pero poco se sabe del paradero del burro.
Festivals & Awards
  • Best Short Documentary Morelia International Film Festival
  • Jury Award SXSW Film Festival