Short Film Review: “Michael Solace” Contemplates Selling Out and Selling His Soul
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.

Salva Expósito, an orphaned painter, decides to create his next masterpiece unaware that the woman depicted in it will be the trigger for an existential crisis linked to his past. Immersed in an artistic block, Salva will relive the memories of a tumultuous and hazy past, while the painting itself will lead him on a personal quest where unraveling the mysteries surrounding the female figure becomes his primary objective.
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.
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