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Vana Espuma is a fantastic film. The writer examined reality from an exciting, different view of acceptance. This film is a throw back to the great early television shows "Twilight Zone" or "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." The director uses the camera and effects to tell the story, not to make it "cool" however, the effects are cool. This is a great exercise in film making.

Solid flick, absolutely nothing short of amazing considering the budget.

I first heard of this by following recommendations through IMDb. It took a while and some effort to get a copy of it, and I'm glad I did.

The movie is short, with a run time of half an hour. However it is a nice, gestalten mixture of plot, polish, presentation, as well as great ambiance in presenting the themes of estrangement and emotional petulance. (Which is more than I can say for many big studio projects) Add a VERY professional sounding and appropriately haunting soundtrack, the movie becomes positively astounding given that only $100 was spent in its making.

It is not to say that the movie is flawless, it is fundamentally an amateur, independent movie. Despite more than solid acting overall, moments of awkwardness still surfaces, and the ending was somewhat anticlimactic.

This movie is a must see for anyone interested in film-making; it shows that one's vision can be realized despite perceived conventional hurdles. I excitedly look forward to future works from Useches.

If anything, this movie will have you whistling/humming its tunes... it made me!

At first, I was confused with seeing this film which isn't any Japanese subtitles. But I was absorbed in the story soon. And I wanted to see this movie more long when the movie was finished. It seemed to watch their actual life because actors were really natural acting.

The story is especially wonderful!! I felt something spiritual and philosophy in this movie. I'm not familiar about philosophy but, I thought whether I'm really living here now. Because there is proof nowhere that we are not resident in the dream like them....

I look forward to seeing his next movie.

I thought of this as "The Incredible Hulk" written by Niels Bohr. I don't mean that as a flippant comment, but to show the beautiful balance of seriousness and playfulness in the film. The filmmaking is of a different order here than most low budget, indie films. Andres clearly understands the language of film, and uses it to great effect. The acting performances are also very impressive - this isn't just a case of getting any old friends into roles and not worrying about whether they can act. Great fun that makes an impact, emotionally and intellectually - what more can you ask of a movie? (Oh, and I only gave it a 9, because there are a few technical issues that require a bigger budget, which hopefully he'll have for the next movie)

There are two relevant points I would like to write about Vana Espuma. In a country in which movie is not the best artistic expression, so there are not important directors, it is really good finding a very young artist who has developed a specific project. Useche has supported his tale through many scientific facts and carried it out playing such a big number of roles (actor, director, writer,...). In the other hand, we can think this is one of those kinds of films that are only produced by a great imagination, but if you read the Vana Espuma's support as well as its background , you will find a very interesting study about philosophy, physics and even psychology, which allowed Useche to build a complete project and to take his film out of the group of common Colombian films.