Noel Alejandro, a Spanish independent adult film director based in Berlin, presents his new short film named “Forget Me Not” (“No me olvidéis”). A telephone conversation conducts the main story, inspired by Almodóvar’s “The Human Voice”, this time focusing on the point of view of the person on the other side of the line.
The starting motivation for Alejandro’s short film starts with Almodóvar’s “The Human Voice” story which portrays a woman who’s waiting for her partner to come back home to get his lover’s belongings after ending the relationship over the phone, but we never know who is on the other side of the telephone nor the reasons for the breakup. That’s exactly where Noel Alejandro puts his eye – exploring a breakup from the point of view of who decides to put an end to it to find their own way in life.
Themes like the fear of loneliness, the individualism of the 21st century, or the avalanche of doubts that come when making a vital decision from which there is hardly any turning back are explored in this marvelous film. To do so, the director uses very few characters. We have the main character Leo, played by Javier des Leon, Raúl, the mysterious partner on the other side of the phone, and an anonymous handsome young man played by Abel Sanztin whose sexual encounter with Leo triggers the decision to end the relationship. However, we also see a coffin in the same room that oversees the situation and questions Leo’s decision.
Even though it is adult content with a clear sexual approach, that same action is an excuse to talk about the depths of human relationships and the inmost desires of human beings. Relationships that, in many cases, can appear thanks to sex, but can also be broken because of it. Above all, what’s seen in this short film is the highly creative and artistic view of the director and the performances of the actors, highlighting the role of Javier des Leon, a multidisciplinary artist, music, model, and content creator.
“Forget Me Not”, filmed in Barcelona and edited in Berlin, will be released on November 18
on Noel Alejandro’s website noelalejandrofilms.com