Ecuadorian Shortfilms
by rafael-super-tramp | created - 14 Dec 2018 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicThese are the most important shortfilms from Ecuador.
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1. Afterwork (2017)
6 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Groompy 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.
Directors: Luis Usón, Andrés Aguilar | Star: Txabi Mira
Votes: 77
2. La Caverna (2013)
5 min | Short, Drama
A group of people are locked in a room.
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Victor Arauz, Andrea Carpio, Andrés Crespo, Vanesa Teran
Votes: 7
3. El niño de la bicicleta de 3 ruedas (2008)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ignacio 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Vera | Stars: Diego Chiang, Danilo Espinoza, Daniel Fernández, Julio Romero
Votes: 12
4. El Terror de la Frontera (1929)
7 min | Short, Western
A 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.
Directors: Mery Holguín, Luis Martínez, María Teresa Quirola | Stars: Hugo Donoso, Henry Holguín, Mery Holguín, Luis Martínez
Votes: 88
5. The gift (2015)
7 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
David visits the Death in purgatory after saving his friend Thomas from drowning in the river.
Director: Marco Vera | Stars: Emanuel Medina, Eddy Rodríguez, Marco Vera, Beatriz Viteri
6. El Pasado Recuerdo del Sublime Futuro Imperfecto del Tiempo Absoluto en el Ilustre Caos de José (2010)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Director: David S. Rodríguez | Stars: Jhosimar Moposita Jara, Daniela Rivadeneira, Jaime Rojas, Maya Villacreses
7. Despierta (I) (2008)
8 min | Short, Drama
One 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.
Director: Ana Cristina Barragán | Star: Maria Emilia Icaza
8. Vida del Ahorcado (2004)
8 min | Short, Mystery
Director: Iván Mora Manzano | Stars: Filippo Burbano, Sebastián Burbano, Marco Bustos, Roberto Frisone
Votes: 5
9. Emilia (2007)
9 min | Short
Director: Carla Valencia | Stars: Francois Laso, Emilia Luzuriragag, Ana Urbach
10. Destierro de Medianoche (2012)
9 min | Short, Crime, Mystery | Completed
Eugene 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.
Director: Pável Quevedo Ullauri | Stars: Gabriela Giese, Gonzalo Estupiñan
11. Hay cosas que no se dicen (2006)
12 min | Short
Director: Gabriela Calvache | Stars: Lucía Moscoso, Juan Rhon, Fernanda Sosa, Santiago Villacís
Votes: 6
12. Ruta Viva (2018)
TV-MA | 12 min | Short, Comedy
While visiting family in Ecuador, a father and son bond over an unexpected death.
Directors: Courtney Baxter, Sebastian Rea | Stars: Gabby Bryan, Andrés Crespo, Alec Funiciello, Santiago Moran
Votes: 24
13. Un hombre muerto a Puntapiés (2008)
13 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
The 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Arechavala | Stars: Ivan Alzate, Marco Bustos, Jorge De los Santos, Jorge Ferigra
14. The Last Ice Merchant (2012)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Family
For 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Patch | Stars: Baltazar Ushca, Gregorio Ushca, Juan Ushca
Votes: 58
15. En espera (II) (2010)
15 min | Short, Drama, Family
Young 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.
Director: Gabriela Calvache | Star: María Sol Barragán
Votes: 7
16. 1972 (2010)
15 min | Short, Drama
An adventure to the military dictatorship, Communist love and a country in changes.
Director: Pablo Arturo Suarez | Stars: Cristina Coral, David Vasquez
18. A (I) (2019)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A world like ours, limited by language.
Directors: Joe Houlberg, Ana Cristina Barragán | Stars: Ivan Alzate, Ana Cristina Franco, Lucas Taillefer
Votes: 8
19. Huaca (2018)
15 min | Short, Mystery
Director: Diego Ortuño | Stars: Wolframio Sinué, Qinaya Cabascango, Segundo Lizano, Fabio Nieves
20. Los Invencibles Shuaras del alto Amazonas (1926)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Scenes of daily life in the Indian communities of the East.
Director: Carlos Crespi
Votes: 56
22. Debajo del Sol (2007)
18 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
Anila 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Galo Semblantes | Stars: Adrián Balseca, Pamela Burbano, Alejandro Cassola, Gonzalo Davila
23. Anima (V) (2013)
20 min | Short, Drama
Director: Ana Cristina Barragán | Star: Vanesa Teran
Votes: 7
24. Canción de Toquilla (2010)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Did 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... See full summary »
Director: Javier Andrade
25. Caos (2014)
24 min | Short, Thriller
Director: Santiago Paladines | Stars: Alex Cisneros, David Vasquez
26. La verdad sobre el caso del señor Valdemar (2009)
25 min | Short, Horror
It'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... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Andrés Vera | Stars: Manuel Calisto, Octavio de Barros, Pedro Pérez
28. Durante la Lluvia (2009)
28 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Sebastian 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... See full summary »
Director: Galo Semblantes | Stars: Alex Altamirano, Ana Saez, Juan Manuel Ortiz
29. Touché (2011 Video)
30 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Mauricio, 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Ulloa | Stars: Orlando Herrera, Vincent Kerschbaum
30. Ecuador Noticiero Ocaña Film (1929)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Reception with Ambassadors to Ecuador when President Isidro Ayora took office. Aspects of Public Administration in education and health.
Director: Manuel Ocaña
Votes: 19
32. Identidad (2005)
14 min | Short
Director: Nitsy Grau Crespo | Stars: Luis Fernando García, Marjorie García, Miguel Plaza, Jessica Páez
33. Crisálida (2017)
Short, Drama, Fantasy
Ernesto, 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.
Director: Julia Silva | Star: Pablo Aguirre Andrade
34. La lengua que se comió el gato (2014)
11 min | Short
Director: Gabriela Coka | Stars: Victoria Armayor, Leopoldo Fidyka, Hernán Hevia, Nicole Ratzer
35. Burundanga (2014)
25 min | Short, Drama
Pablo 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.
Director: Anaïs Ruales | Stars: Marcela Camacho, Lida Narvaez, Fernando Pavón, José Ubilla
36. Nuria de piernas largas (2019)
18 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
On 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... See full summary »
Director: Frank Vera Jiménez | Stars: Katia Loyola, Tite Macias
37. Sandoval's Bullet (2019)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Isidro Vargas reminisces on his encounters with death as he meanders through the tropical mangroves in the outskirts of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Director: Jean-Jacques Martinod
Votes: 10
38. Caso Perroni (2019)
Short, Comedy
Two 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... See full summary »
Directors: Fruzan Seifi, Pablo Arturo Suarez | Stars: Pablo Aguirre Andrade, Fruzan Seifi, Diego Naranjo, Jose Pacheco
39. La Mujer Que Habito (2020 Video)
5 min | Short, Musical
Little by little, the artist Lorena Cordero reveals her universe in the fashion world. A fascinating sensuality and powerful details are discovered through her creations.
Directors: Simon Brauer, Lorena Cordero | Stars: Michelle Alvarado, Ivan Alzate, Sebastian Arechavala, Randi Krarup
41. A la hora del café (1999)
Short, Drama
Director: Masakazu Shirane | Stars: Carolina Burbano, Iván Endara, Edwin Ordoñez, Carlos Valencia
42. El Empresario (1997)
5 min | Short, Mystery
A 10-year-old boy sells the body of a young woman. Inside the room where she is we will discover something macabre.
Director: Simon Brauer | Stars: Diego Jarrin, Camilo Ramirez, Laure Serrano
46. Soñar (2011)
11 min | Short, Fantasy, Mystery
A trip through the dreams a man and a woman share in bed.
Director: Sebastian Arechavala | Stars: David Holguin, Luigi Stornaiolo, Cecilia Vallejo
47. Cómo Repudiar A tu Padre (2020)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Director: David Matteo Galarza Espinosa
48. Un roto para un descosido (There's a lid for every pot) (2020)
Short, Comedy
Two 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... See full summary »
Directors: Helena Galán Fajardo, Mario Vera Loor | Stars: Christoph Baumann, Ruth Coello, Alfredo Espinosa, Juana Guarderas
50. Baltazar Ushka, El Tiempo congelado. (2008)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Igor Guayasamin, José Antonio Guayasamin | Star: Baltazar Ushca
52. What Death Can Never Understand (2017)
5 min | Animation, Short
Manuel 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Rojas
53. El invento de la soledad (2021)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Soledad 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.
Director: Ana Cristina Franco | Stars: Diego Coral López, Martin Varea, Maya Villacreses
54. Clic.Quiri.Clicks! (2015)
10 min | Animation, Short
Ramírez 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Venturini | Star: Pablo Barriga
55. Willkawiwa (El sagrado fuego de los muertos) (2023)
15 min | Short
Jaime 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.
Director: Pável Quevedo Ullauri | Stars: Wolframio Sinué, Ana Umajinga
57. Lucky Brave's Sunshine
Animation, Short, Adventure | Completed
Join Lucky Brave on an adventure across space and time.
Directors: Andrés Aguilar, Joseph Game
58. Nuna potosí (2005)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Director: José Antonio Guayasamin | Stars: Martín Cadiz, Helen Ríos
59. Esperando La Muerte (2016)
9 min | Short, Comedy
A 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
Director: Randi Krarup | Stars: Ivan Alzate, Randi Krarup
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