- Directed by: Ariel Zengotta
- Written by: Ariel Zengotta
- Stars: Didi Romero, Josh Plasse, Denise Blazer
- Run Time: 13:20
- Submitted as an entry in the “Palm Springs International ShortFest”
What Happens
It’s Ana’s birthday, and everyone sings. She sees a bug on the table and just stares at it. Later, she laughs at Billy’s gringo accent. Things soon devolve to him admitting that he loves her. Ana’s mother calls, and they both panic ridiculously.
Ana’s mother is having some kind of emergency, so Ana has to leave in a hurry. When Ana pulls back the covers, we see that her mother is turning into a big bug— that doesn’t keep her from arguing with Ana. “I’ve got like sixteen fucking legs now!”
And then it gets weird…
Commentary
The bug creature is really well done. The mother-daughter dynamics are more than a little on-the-nose.
It’s very funny, and very well done.
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