Hill Street
A mysterious car cuts through a city of shadows and nervously traversed cross-streets are interspersed with anxious stops, leaving the eye to briefly notice this or that. The driver seems intent on searching for something, or, maybe, running from an inchoate threat that may lurk around every corner. Screeches dominate over the images and saturate his exodus with feverishly frenetic energy and surreal terror. The deeper the car penetrates the concrete jungle, the thicker the night gets. Is the oncoming light a bearer of release? Is there a new road beyond the turn on Hill Street? Is it what the driver so desperately sought?
Martín Escalante
Mexican filmmaker Martín Escalante was born in 1983. He has worked in film in various capacities since 2004, especially on the productions of his brother, Amat Escalante – AD in Blood and co-wrote and headed casting for The Bastards. He also co-wrote the film Ceased with its director Daniela Schneider. In addition to film, Martín is involved in photography and composing music.
Filmography
2005 Crónica breve de la filmación de Sangre (doc., short)
2008 Los bastardos, detrás de cámaras (doc., short)
2010 Hill Street (short)
2010 Codzienne życie obserwatora / La vida cotidiana de un observador / The Daily Life of an Observer (short)