Watch: ‘Alberto and The Beast’ – An Engrossing Sasquatch Short Film
by Alex Billington
April 9, 2024
Source: Vimeo
The story of a man and a beast. This entrancing short film is titled Alberto and The Beast and it played at last year’s Toronto Film Festival. After screening at festivals it’s now online to enjoy – all 17 minutes of it. While working for a children’s show, a wildlife researcher encounters Bigfoot in the woods. Alberto and The Beast is written and directed by John Paul Lopez-Ali, starring Bruno Kanter as Alberto. (He looks a lot like Burn Gorman.) This is also the perfect companion piece to the other Bigfoot movie arriving in theaters later this month – Sasquatch Sunset from the Zellner Brothers (big fan of this film, highly recommend it). Both Sunset and Alberto approach sasquatches with the same sensibilities – they’re misunderstood creatures and humans shouldn’t just see them as a rare phenomenon to capture on camera. I do wish there was a bit more going on with Alberto and his new friend in this short, but it’s a good one anyway. Click on play below.
Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this one. Brief intro to this short from Vimeo: “While working for a children’s show, a wildlife researcher encounters Bigfoot in the woods.” Alberto and The Beast is written and directed by filmmaker John Paul Lopez-Ali, also of the “Chillin Island” series previously. Presented by Online Ceramics and created by Elara Pictures (site). Produced by Natasha Stephenson and Emily Chin-Longobardi. Executive produced by Dave Laven. With cinematography by Christopher Messina, and original music by Paul Grimstad. Featuring special effects by Emily Schubert. Filmed on location in Butano Canyon, California. This first premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year, with stops at a few other fests. For more info on the film, visit Vimeo or stop by Elara’s site. To discover more shorts, click here. Thoughts?