Alexis Dos Santos‘ World Dramatic Competition entry Unmade Beds follows a Spanish guy named Axl and a Belgian girl named Vera who meet in London and, according to the catalogue description, “circle each other’s orbits—their fates almost inevitably intertwined.” In case you were having trouble deconstructing the meaning behind the film’s title, the catalogue is also helpful in that regard: “They may be slightly crumpled works in progress—like the unmade beds where they slumber—but Axl, Vera, and their friends are as vital as a crisp new day.” Also vital and crisp are Dos Santos’ answers to the 4 Questions We Ask Everyone, in which he references Nan Goldin, Monty Python and Wong Kar Wai, and contemplates spending his last hours on Earth watching porn.

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