Love Is Where You Find it in ROBOT DREAMS

Posted on October 7, 2024

Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.

Written by

Jude Bautista

Robot after years, finally sees his original owner, Dog Varon, across the street. Not knowing how to catch his attention from afar, he instead plays Earth Wind and Fire’s SEPTEMBER. An old song they both used to enjoy. Booming across the speakers were the opening lyrics, Do you remember 21^st night September?

From right: Amb. Miguel Utray, Filmmaker Mario Torrecillas and Inst Cervantes Dir. Francisco Javier Lopez Tapia. Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.

It works and Dog hears the song. Memories of Dog’s time with Robot come flooding in. The time they first rode the subway, their first time at the park and eating hot dogs, their first time at the zoo.

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ROBOT DREAMS was nominated for Best Animation Feature at the Oscars. Won a very long list of awards including 2 Goyas: Best Animated Feature and Best Screenplay, European Film Award for Animated Feature film, London Critics Circle Film Awards – Best Animated Film, 2 Gaudis: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score, Toronto Film Critics Association Award – Best Animated Feature and many, many more.

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International Line Up

Instituto Cervantes’ line-up includes a varied mix of films, not just Spanish. Sure to appeal to your taste. There’s CARMEN by Antonio Gades and the late Carlos Saura, LOLI TORMENTA (Stormy Lola) and EL PUBLICO (The Audience). Including titles from Argentina like PUAN, Brazil’s PACARRETE and Colombian short film LA SIXTINA (The Sistine) . Of course the Audience Choice awardee awardee (Short) in this year’s Cinemalaya: PRIMETIME MOTHER along with TRANSIENTS by Kyla Romero represent the Philippines.

Film makers from left: Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Romero and Jay Altarejos. Kyla Romoero’s short film TRANSIENTS will be shown in the short film section. Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.

Special Guests

Spanish Documentary Filmmaker Jose Luis Lopez-Linares flew in just in time for the opening of the fest. His latest work HISPANO AMERICA, CANTO DE VIDA Y ESPERANZA (Latin America, A Song of Life and Hope) was the most viewed Spanish documentary in 2021. He will be speaking about his work in a forum after its screening on October 8, 5pm in RED Carpet Cinema of Shang Ri La Plaza Mall.

Center in orange: Filmmaker Mario Torrecillas and (behind him) Inst Cervantes Dir. Francisco Javier Lopez Tapia. Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.
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While Spanish Director and Screenwriter Mario Torrecillas conducted an animation workshop for kids called iRick, rack Catacrak! at the Grand Atrium of Shang Rila Plaza Mall October 6^th.

From left: Filmmaker Mario Torrecillas, Spanish Emb First Sec. Alvaro Garcia, Inst Cervantes Dir. Francisco Javier Lopez Tapia and Fundador Sr. Brand Mgr. Luke Polintan. Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.

From the Robot Dreams Graphic Novel by Sara Varon.

ROBOT DREAMS an American Original

Robot Dreams is originally a successful graphic novel by Chicago based artist Sara Varon. Published in 2007, it landed on many Best of Lists: among them Oprah’s Book Club, YALSA Great Graphic Novels, NYPL Book for the Teen Age, NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing, American Library Association Notable Children’s Book, Publishers Weekly 150 Best Books of the Year.

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Multi Awarded Spanish director Paolo Berger was touched after reading it in 2010. He took on the animation project while writing the screenplay by 2019. The Spanish/French co-production debuted in Cannes in May 2023 and was well received by critics and audiences. Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro called it “Beautiful, unexpected and tender.”

The universality of the graphic novel’s appeal was maintained by Berger by eschewing dialogue. He relied on the easy to understand visuals and enhanced it with music. Musical scorer Alfonso de Vilallonga won several awards including a Gaudi, a Goya and Platino.

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21^st Century Love

Although set in 1984, ROBOT DREAMS is essentially a 21^st Century love story between a dog and his robot pal. Even if there are no humans in their world just animals and robots. It could possibly be the most realistic depiction of love in the modern world. The 1984 setting also explains the use of the Earth Wind and Fire hit, which was the brilliant choice.

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ROBOT DREAMS eloquently portrays the unexpected twists and turns of relationships. Sometimes it goes awry not because of either party but rather through destiny or fate. Of finding love, losing it and finding it again.

Concept of HIYA

Robots acquiring human traits and feelings, has long been a tradition in cinema. The most popular examples are Hal from 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY, C3PO and R2D2 in Star Wars to EX MACHINA and BLADE RUNNER 2049 to name a few.

This is the first time, however, where I saw a Robot exhibit a very complex emotion. Filipinos have this concept of HIYA which has a lot of translations. Like many Asian languages, words can have a lot of meanings depending on usage. HIYA, pronounced hee-YA, can have negative aspects like shame, embarrassment. In the positive sense it can also mean, consideration for the feelings and welfare of others.

Before giving out too many spoilers, that’s how the story ends. Robot exhibits hiya, a strong consideration for the feelings and welfare of others. Some would say to the point of self-sacrifice. That all of us humans can certainly learn from.

From right: Amb Miguel Utray and Fundador Sr. Brand Mgr. Luke Polintan; Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.

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From left: NAMCYA Pres Renato Lucas and Inst Cervantes Dir. Francisco Javier Lopez Tapia. Watch Oscar nominated animation ROBOT DREAMS for free and many more in PELICULA PELIKULA, Spanish film festival at RED CARPET Cinemas, Shang Plaza Mall from October 5-13, 2024. Watch out for CINE EUROPA, late October for the best movies from Europe also viewed for free in RED CARPET Cinemas.