Job Life
An average employee burdened by depression and loneliness, caused by the job demands of his boss and the eternal routine in which his life is imprisoned.
Desperate, he allows himself to dream with an iota of freedom.
Trapped to break with oppression and, with it, his existential emptiness.
This Argentinian film, narrated between metaphors, is a message. It is the symbol of work oppression and the empty routines that enslave most people in this era
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Roberto I. ErcolaloWriter
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Roberto I. ErcolaloDirector
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Roberto I. ErcolaloProducer
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Javier Piazza, Fernando Beracochea y Belén Sevillano.Cast
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Tomás AlegreSoundtrack
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Victoria KorenblitChorus Soundtrack
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Romina ErcolaloTranslator
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Roberto I. ErcolaloEdition
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Florencia PascualEdition
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Joaquín RotelliGeneral Assistant
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Experimental, Drama, Psychology
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Runtime:19 minutes 36 seconds
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Completion Date:January 5, 2018
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Production Budget:200 USD
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Country of Origin:Argentina
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:Full HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Independent Shorts AwardsHolllywood
United States
Winner of Best Experimental Film -
Independent Shorts AwardsHollywood
United States
Winner of Best First Time Director -
European Cinematography AwardsWarsaw
Poland
Winner of "Best First Time Director" -
Independent Talents International Film FestivalBloomington
United States
December 28, 2018
Winner of Best Experimental Short Film -
Great Message International Film FestivalPune
India
September 28, 2019
Winner of Best Director -
Melkbos Short Film FestivalMelkbosstrand
South Africa
February 29, 2020
Winner of Special Mention -
Global India International Film Festival
India
March 27, 2019
Winner of Best Message Award -
12 Months Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
January 1, 2019
Winner of Best Soundtrack -
Independent Talents International Film FestivalBloomington
United States
December 1, 2018
Winner of "Best Short Script" -
New York Cinematography AwardsNew York
United States
June 15, 2019
Finalist of Best Director -
Los Angeles CineFestLos Angeles
United States
Semi Finalist -
Eurasia International Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
Semi Finalist -
Near Nazareth FestivalAfula
Israel
December 2, 2018
Finalist -
European Cinematography AwardWarsaw
Poland
Finalist of Best Editing -
Red Corner Festival 2018
Italy
April 6, 2018
Official Selection -
New York Cinematography AwardsNew York
United States
August 14, 2019
Semi-Finalist of Best Actor -
Aphrodite Film AwardsNew York
United States
January 4, 2019
Best First Time Director - Official Selection -
L.I.M.P.A.London
United Kingdom
June 5, 2019
Official Selection -
Noida International Film FestivalDelhi
India
January 28, 2018
Winner of "Certificate Of Excellence" -
Barcelona Planet Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
March 10, 2018
Official Selection -
Noida International Film FestivalDelhi
India
January 28, 2018
Official Selection -
Lebanese Independent Film FestivalBeirut
Lebanon
Official Selection -
Pune Short Film FestivalPune
India
Official Selection -
European Cinematography AwardsWarsaw
Poland
Official Selection -
Independent Shorts AwardsHollywood
United States
Official Selection -
European Cinematography AwardWarsaw
Poland
Finalist of Best Experimental -
European Cinematography AwardWarsaw
Poland
Finalist of Best Director -
Delhi Shorts International Film FestivalDelhi
India
October 28, 2018
Official Selection -
FEDAXV Film FestivalValdivia
Chile
October 23, 2018
Official Selection -
Independent Talents International Film FestivalIndiana
United States
October 31, 2018
Official Selection -
6 On NebraskaBellville
South Africa
November 2, 2018
Official Selection of Best First Time Director -
6 On NebraskaBellville
South Africa
November 2, 2018
Official Selection of Best Experimental -
Lake View International Film FestivalPunjab
India
November 18, 2018
Official Selection -
Golden Earth Film AwardOnline
United States
November 7, 2018
Official Selection of Best First Time Director -
Delhi Shorts International Film FestivalDelhi
India
October 28, 2018
Winner of "Certificate Of Excellence" -
Brahmaputra Valley Film FestivalBrahmaputra
India
November 28, 2018
Out Competition -
12 Months Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
March 2, 2018
Official Selection -
12 Months Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
December 22, 2018
Official Selection of Best Soundtrack -
12 Months Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
December 22, 2018
Official Selection of Best Script -
12 Months Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
December 22, 2018
Official Selection -
In-Short Film FestivalLagos
Nigeria
December 20, 2018
Official Selection -
Lake View International Film Festival
India
August 4, 2019
Winner of "Best Actor" -
Global India International Film Festival
India
March 27, 2019
Official Selection -
European International Film FestivalSaint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
May 16, 2019
Official Selection -
European International Film FestivalSaint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
May 16, 2019
Finalist Award -
Direct Montlhy Online Film Festival
United States
July 2, 2019
Official Selection -
New York Cinematography AwardsNew York
United States
June 15, 2019
Official Selection -
Direct Montlhy Online Film Festival
United States
July 1, 2019
Top 10 - Ranked on the Four Status -
Direct Montlhy Online Film Festival
United States
July 9, 2019
Top 10 - Ranked on the First Status -
Direct Montlhy Online Film Festival
United States
July 16, 2019
Top 10 - Ranked on the First Status -
Direct Montlhy Online Film Festival
United States
July 23, 2019
Top 10 - Ranked on the First Status -
Direct Montlhy Online Film Festival
United States
July 30, 2019
Top 10 - Ranked on the First Status -
Lake View International Film Festival
India
August 4, 2019
Official Selection of "Best Actor" -
New York Cinematography AwardsNew York
United States
August 14, 2019
Official Selection -
Aasha International Film FestivalNashik
India
September 15, 2019
Official Selection -
Great Message International Film FestivalPune
India
September 28, 2019
Certificate of Excellence -
Great Message International Film FestivalPune
India
September 28, 2019
Official Selection of Best Experimental -
Great Message International Film FestivalPune
India
September 28, 2019
Official Selection of Best Director -
Melkbos Short Film FestivalMelkbosstrand
South Africa
February 29, 2020
Official Selection of Best Actor -
The Lift-Off SessionsPinewood
United Kingdom
June 6, 2020
Official Selection -
The Lift-Off First Time FIlmmakerPinewood
United Kingdom
June 13, 2020
Official Selection -
Great Message International Film FestivalPune
India
March 15, 2021
Official Selection of Best Director of the Year
Roberto I. Ercolalo (born on February 21, 1992) is an Italian-Argentine director, writer, and producer of short films. He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, then taught as a teaching assistant for 2 years, but the cinema was stronger and he decided to dedicate himself completely to it and move to Spain.
Winner of nine official IMDb film festivals and invited to prestigious film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Barcelona, Moscow, Noida, Delhi, Amsterdam, etc.
He has received over 20 personal awards as a director and several others as a writer at many film festivals around the world. "Job Life" is his first work and it expresses his particular vision on art and resources.
Awards received (fragment):
- Winner of "Best First Time Director" at the European Cinematography Awards (Warsaw, Poland)
Official Festival of IMDb
- Winner of "Best First Time Director" in Independent Shorts Awards (North Hollywood, USA)
Official Festival of IMDb
- Winner of "Best Short Script" in Independent Talents International Film
Festival (Bloomington, USA)
- Winner of "Best Director" at Great Message International Film Festival (Pune, India)
- Nominee "Best First Time Director" in Golden Earth Film Award (USA)
- Certificate of Excellence in Noida International Film Festival (Noida, India)
- Certificate of Excellence in Delhi Shorts International Film Festival (Delhi, India)
- Certificate of Excellence in Global India International Film Festival (Pune, India)
- Certificate of Excellence in Great Message International Film Festival (Pune, India)
- Finalist Award of "Best Director" in European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Finalist Award of "Best First Time Director" in New York Cinematography Awards (New York, USA)
- Finalist Award of "Best Editing" in European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Finalist Award of "Best Short Script" at Las Vegas Global Film Convention (Las Vegas, USA)
- Semi-Finalist Award "Best First Time Director" in Aphrodite Film Awards (New York, USA)
- Official Selection "Best Debut Director" at Noida International Film Festival (Noida, India)
- Official Selection "Best Debut Director" at Delhi Shorts International Film Festival (Delhi, India)
- Official Selection "Best First Time Director" in 6 On Nebraska (Belville, South Africa)
- Official Selection "Best Short Script" at Lebanese Film Festival (Lebanon)
- Judge designated for Los Angeles CineFest (California, USA)
"Job Life" Short Film 2018: Premiere: Noida International Film Festival (Delhi, India) - January 28, 2018. Projected in 17 countries (India, USA, Gales, Canada, Russia Federation, Poland, Spain, Israel, Romania, Lebanon, England, Italy, Dominican Republic, South Africa, Nigeria, Chile, and the Netherlands). Awarded in several categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Soundtrack, etc.
- More info: www.robertoercolalo.com
- IMDb biography- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9866601/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Why Black and White?
The choice of black and white is related to the protagonist’s introspective and it was meant to reflect his anguish and depression.
As all things, when used, they tend to lose their brightness or color: ‘Javier’ as he loses the essential values of the human being, due to labour oppression, he begins to see his surroundings on a grayscale; trapped there, we see the landscapes in depressing tones in which he lives.
Understanding white and black as beginning and end respectively, the film shows the protagonist debating with himself such cycle. Longing to get out of that tepid scale, he looks for something defined: the end.
Black and White was used as another character in the story, its choice was of great importance to the plot.