Rodrigo Peñalosa

Movies

Cubanos
Narrator
This film is a result of a trip to Cuba in February 2019, with lots of sexual encounters with hot hung Cubans. Cuba remains one of the world’s least internet-connected societies. The limitations of internet access in Cuba seem to accelerate such interactions and increase a sense of urgency. It turns the platform more into a gay telegram system than a chatting app.
Cruising in the Park
This film portrays the journey of a “straight” married man who has the habit of cruising in the park next to his work place during his lunch break. He is a hunter however he is also hunted. Mostly he plays with other discrete married man, they enjoy looking at each others hard erections, mutual masturbation, sucking and fucking. It is a ritual of brief encounters in the woods. After ejaculating, he walks away back to his unsatisfactory job.
Penis Poetry
Narrator (voice only)
This is a poetic film about The Penis becoming a diary with a unique story to tell. Penis Poetry is made in collaboration with Andre Medeiros Martins who wrote on his lovers' penises his personal thoughts. Andre's words reflect how much our modern society glorifies the exhibition of The Penis, how much we worship it and how much social media and apps allowed us to share our most private parts with the world.
One Night in Hell
Satan
A skeleton's journey into a stereoscopic Hell.
Julian
Narrator
Julian is an experimental biographical piece about two men – Julian and Antonio – who disconnected themselves from the anxious city, and allowed their spirits to be taken by nature. It is a slightly voyeuristic love letter about and to Julian – the Swiss man whom the narrator has briefly met in London and, shortly after, invited to a road-trip to Portugal.
Julian
Screenplay
Julian is an experimental biographical piece about two men – Julian and Antonio – who disconnected themselves from the anxious city, and allowed their spirits to be taken by nature. It is a slightly voyeuristic love letter about and to Julian – the Swiss man whom the narrator has briefly met in London and, shortly after, invited to a road-trip to Portugal.