Daniel Martinez Lara & Rafa Cano Mendez's Short Film Alike

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Life can be extremely boring without something to keep you happy. To be sucked into the daily swirl of all work and no play can result in your day becoming dull and lifeless. Simple life lessons that we all should live by but never do. Daily life of a student, a worker, or even a businessman can be very busy and at times, the time to enjoy activities are lost and clouded by our mind. In Daniel Martinez Lara & Rafa Cano Mendez’s short film “Alike”, they tell a story of a father, Copi, and how he is teaching his son, Paste, how to live life. “Alike” begins with Copi piling books into a school bag for Paste. The narrative begins very simply, the father takes his son to school every day and heads to work right afterwards. On the way, Paste seems