Medianeras

I got to check this out at the LA Film Festival Shorts Program, and absolutely loved it. The intro to the film gives almost a slide-show presentation of the aesthetics (or lack thereof) of the architecture of Buenos Aires. This serves as a backdrop to isolationism and alienation between previous lovers, who manage to just barely avoid each other in this most desolate urban jungle. The parallels between Buenos Aires and Los Angeles were poignant, especially with the feelings of solitude in crowds and attempts at online dating. The cinematography and acting were top notch. This film was my favorite out of the series shown at the Fest.

"Medianeras" shows us in what time we are living at, and in which ways of communication we get to reach the other one, putting architecture and cyberspace internet among the main subjects of real life to describe how this "medianeras", (sidewalls that connect buildings with each other) are created without even considering what it will block or put outside our sight once built. And maybe thats how we humans possibly act right?, you can decide that whether you agree or not.

As an architect student as well as an Argentinian citizen i shall say this short time video will put things clear to you about how easy is to meet a person anywhere in the world through internet,and how hard when it gets on meeting the neighbor next door, to me its. 9/10