2Hoom [zu: m] Poster

2Hoom [zu: m]: Directed by Ariel Orama López. With Jonathan Cardenales, Ariel Orama López. Two brothers from the Caribbean discover the quintessence that unifies them, in the midst of the pandemic. In a [zu:m] conversation, anything can happen. It Is an ethereal story that alludes to the metaphorical "shield" -or "armour"- of Covid-19, even on an emotional level, as well as the stigma of HIV/AIDS. Today we are one voice, without races: a new universe of masked beings. "When the pandemic arrived, my intuitive mind thought of two things: first, that the vaccine or the 'antidote' against COVID-19 could be related to the structure that gives the dreaded virus the shape of a "crown." I shared with my loved ones, with evidence, right at the beginning of this global situation. Second, that HIV/AIDS could be understood, in another way, after studies and future findings on the relatively new condition, and vice verse. I remembered my experience with HIV/AIDS patients. Considering my formal education in Science and Arts, I decided to create a short film that linked such elements with the unimaginable power of water and the mysteries of quantum physics: a story that alluded to the "shield" or "armour" of the corona-virus (even on an emotional level, as a metaphor) as well as the stigma of HIV. Today we are one voice, without races: a new universe of masked beings. And that is how my short film 2HOOM [zoom] was born." -AG ORLOZ Welcome to 2HOOM [zu:m], a Puerto Rican Life Action Short Film that incorporates international creative talent, conceived in full confinement and in the presence of COVID-19 in the World. The multi-laureate director of independent cinema and university professor of psychology and acting, Dr. Ariel Orama López (AG Orloz in the arts) summoned a Peruvian animator and cartoonist (Jorge Cáceres) and an Italian composer (Daniele Carretta) to create a project that represented the related topics that emerged after the pandemic and which, in turn, served as a single voice for the human race in the midst of global metamorphosis. Filmed indoors and outdoors, under strict protection measures and with the integration of creative elements, the project managed to come to life with an air of universality, thus leaving for festivals around the world. Topics related to the blood ties that transcend, the vulnerability of human beings, patients at risk and immortality are present in the short film, whose visual richness through animation joins the sublimity of its music and the plausibility of the performances. Ariel is a distinguished former LA NYFA Acting for the Film Student who was eligible for the Oscars 2020 with its project ONE, and then, with this recent project. The main actors are Ariel Orama and Jonathan Cardenales: also, actors and voices from Spain, Italy, France, Brasil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico participated on a relevant part at the end. The Life Action Short Film that integrates animation with acted scenes is about "two brothers who discover the quintessence that unifies them", in the midst of the pandemic, through a conversation by "Zoom" in which "anything can happen": this occurs from the virtual platform that boomed under current circumstances and in full confinement. The project incorporates actor Jonathan Cardenales along with also actor AG Orloz, who stared on this short and have formed a perfect cuff-link in other of his award-winning projects. One of the emotional touches of the project is the integration of voices from Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Argentina for a crucial moment in the emotional film. Likewise, talents from the United States (Michael Dillon) and Mexico (Juan Pablo Artana) were integrated to conceptualize the art, logo, and essence of the project, from the comprehensive perspective of Orama. The edition was carried out between Puerto Rico and Peru, virtually supervised by its director from the thrill of creating, for the first time, a project that integrates animation. It should be noted that the project has also awarded actors and editors. The sum of talents that make up this project was characterized by its dedication, creativity, level of detail and quality of its art: neither distance nor new limitations were an obstacle to creating a project with substance and worthy of international festivals. "Uniting as that new, emerging DNA, which already has an indelible mark on our collective memory, in times of change, has been key to survival in the face of what we all already know and are experiencing. This is precisely what our film commitment has been: we have started from a unifying, human, social, and hopeful perspective".