Medianeras

Gustavo Taretto : 2011
Sidewalls

The identity of a big city lies mostly in its buildings. Buenos Aires has a chaotic variety of architectural styles coexisting with each other, some well connected, some in conflict. The film starts with the observation and classification of these buildings. Then it focuses on two people that inhabit them. Martín is a phobic in recovery process. Little by little he manages to step out of the isolation of his one-room apartment and his virtual reality. He is a web designer. Mariana just broke up after a long relationship. Her head is a mess, just like the apartment where she takes refuge. Martín and Mariana live in the same street, in opposite buildings, but they never meet. The city brings them together, and at the same time, keeps them apart. They walk through the same places, without noticing the other's presence. But what separates them might be the very thing that brings them together.