Signs of Compassion and Creativity August 6
There are bad things in Mexico. And elsewhere. There is cruelty, violence and injustice afoot in the world. Yet my cousin sent me a link to this wonderful, short film on YouTube that begs to be watched for its’ 4.5 minutes. It is about compassion or advertising and it is Mexican unless it is partly American-made, partly financed by the National Film Board of Canada that has brought so many fine films to the world over the years. I think it is finely-made, following the best example of the primary order of the world: less is more.
Pay homage to a Mexican talent in this award-winning short film:
Fourth annual Short Film Online Competition - Cannes 2008. The NFB, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner and partner YouTube, is proud to announce that the winner of the NFB Online Competition Cannes 2008 is Alonso Alvarez Barreda for his short film Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign) produced in Mexico/U.S.A.
The short film
Director : Alonso Alvarez Barreda
Running Time : 04:50
Year : 2007
Country : Mexico/ U.S.A
Category : Short film
With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez.
Enjoy:
Historia de un Letrero/ The Story of a Sign (or sign-writer).