Ruedas

Ruedas

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Release Date

10/23/2026

Runtime

19 mins

Overview

After a brutal assault, an elderly palatero (ice cream vendor) is followed by a trickster spirit through a surreal Los Angeles where grief, magic, and resilience intertwine.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A luminous short that blends the mundane world of street vending with magical realism, following an elderly man processing trauma through surreal encounters. It's tender and strange in equal measure, building meaning from the everyday while spirits drift through a transformed Los Angeles.

Mood

MelancholicWhimsicalContemplativeDefiant

Themes

GriefIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Stylized genrePainterly

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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