The Magic Gloves
(Los Guantes Mágicos)

His Renault 12 may be ancient and terribly uncool, but for Alejandro, it’s a haven of peace, a lover that will never betray him and that even whispers tender words to him – or are they warnings? When the good-natured taxi driver runs into a fast-talking self-made man, he begins spiraling into an adventure he can’t control. This new friend triggers a complete change in Alejandro’s life. Accompanied by a growing number of warm-hearted, pill-popping, lucid psychotics, he finds himself suddenly rich by selling “magic gloves”…

Participation in the 2001 Nantes Produire au Sud Workshop