Director: Ivan Sierra
Cast: Valentino Sierra, Ivan Sierra, Maria Juana Sanjurjo, Pablo Castro
Valentino y la Calavera is an eight-minute Colombian comedy short that gives a playful twist to the familiar figure of Death. When Death arrives to collect the soul of an elderly woman, her plans are complicated by the antics of the woman's mischievous three-year-old grandson, Valentino.
Ivan Sierra both directs and appears in the film, keeping the production closely tied to its central comic idea. The story uses innocence, playfulness, and a supernatural premise to approach the subjects of life and death with an intentionally light and ironic tone.
Valentino y la Calavera is an independent short, with availability likely to depend on its online and festival distribution.