El origen
2017 · 10m · España
Directed by José A. Campos
Tones: contemplative, melancholic
Santi, an ordinary man of the future, lives in what is considered a modern city. His way of life has been transformed radically from when he was small until his maturity, and now, in the year 2060, he questions his quality of life.
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The scouts
A sci-fi existential crisis about modern life in 2060 — sounds like a TED talk, and it probably is. The unusual element is missing because there isn't one; it's the kind of film that mistakes premise for subversion and ends up exactly where you'd expect.
Campos positions himself within the lineage of European sci-fi contemplation, and the restraint is admirable, but the execution feels more thesis than vision—a well-intentioned essay that hasn't yet found its formal argument.
The 10-minute structure hinges on a single choice: how Campos lets silence sit between Santi's memories and his present-day ennui—that gap where the filmmaking decides whether we're watching regret or resignation, and it's the only moment the film actually breathes.