

What happens when the only man who refuses to smile breaks a skyscraper full of suits?
In Oscar's world, the men in suits live in skyscrapers. They are happy, never run away and never cry. Until one day, one man hides and the rules fall apart.
Direction
Torres builds a whole world in 14 minutes.
Production
Skyscraper-as-society metaphor hits hard.
Director
Mariana Torres
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 14-minute runtime forces Torres to deliver exposition through pure visual storytelling — no dialogue needed.
Part of a wave of Latin American women directors using genre to explore emotional repression under patriarchal systems.