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June 5th, 2008 by Blue Collar Goddess 
Fourth annual Short Film Online Competition - Cannes 2008. The NFB, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner and partner YouTube, is proud to announce that the winner of the NFB Online Competition Cannes 2008 is Alonso Alvarez Barreda for his short film Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign) produced in Mexico/U.S.A.
Director : Alonso Alvarez Barreda
Running Time : 04:50
Year : 2007
Country : Mexico/ U.S.A
Category : Short film
With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez. Click on the picture above or right HERE and Go, watch.
that was very cool…
touching..
Wot is it like? Could not no one not be bovvered like respondin to this? Or like did theys not av time?
Youz is like so right AC, that was very cool, I loved is shades an also is suit see. an like my David he said like that is trousers were like really tight! An you could see everyfin!
He’s embarrassin in company my David sometimes he is……….
Oh I know I KNOW! He was right hot, he was.
To me its all about perception…
You tell someone you are blind they say oh to bad…
but put it in a way they can relate to its a whole different matter ..
its all about the context people take thing in…
Unfortunately, I don’t really understand the story behind this movie..*sad*
For those of you who didn’t get to see the movie — what happens to the beggar is a subtle shift in wording.
A man comes along and changes the sign to read, “Today is a beautiful day, I cannot see it” instead of “I am Blind. Have Compassion”. The beggar is graced with a bounty of goodness, both material and emotional for the rest of the day.
For me, it was about how our perceptions can color everything.
I tried clicking on the movie, but it looks like Youtube took it down for copyright reasons.
It sounds cool though. Only just recently has the world of the short film been opened up for me. I never realized just how much could be crammed into just a few minutes or how finely crafted these shorts can be. Sorta’ like flash fiction.
Bummer…I finally get ready to watch this and when you click on it, it takes you to YouTube and states, “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by a third party.”
Hiya Blue collar - Intriguing stuff!
Couldnt access the movie but will head onto youtube and see if we can track it down somewhere.