Azazel Jacobs
A socialite is decamping from Manhattan to Paris to live out her days after her dead husband’s fortune runs out. She cashes out whatever is left and goes with her son and her cat, who happens to be the embodiment of her long-dead partner.
The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.
A most unusual love story unravels when the objects in a young man's pockets come to life.
In Momma's Man an adult decides to escape the pressures of life and return to his old bedroom at his parents' house. An odd premise, but executed with skill and tenderness.
Hoping to improve his life, the temperamental Rodolfo Cano (Azazel Jacobs, who also directs) enlists in the Army. But when another Rodolfo Cano (Gerardo Naranjo) receives his sign-up orders, the two Rodolfos' lives collide -- with the first Rodolfo's girlfriend (Sara Diaz) adding to the confusion.
Bound together by the voice of Lamont, a young black man pushed by the constant surveillance of his everyday life to discover the real power is off-screen. Lamont uncovers a living and breathing New York City with his new found power. At the same time, actress Iris refusal to die in an audition spurs her to get out of the pretentious grind of being in. She becomes the focus of Lamonts camera as he follows Iris into her psychological descent, while her roommate Mira, is desperate for fame no matter the price.
Silent film by Ken Jacobs featuring his son asleep at the table then being put to bed.
