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Bus Stop Blues

Have you ever ridden the bus when even the raccoons have gone to bed? “Bus Stop Blues” explores the midnight hours of public transportation, transforming a standard commute into a journey through absurdity. Narrated by a tired worker holding onto a “questionable will to live,” the film visualizes the eccentric characters of the night shift: a man sipping soup from a shampoo bottle, a woman screaming “Bingo!”, and an iguana named Greg who has “seen the truth.”

  • Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez
    Director
    Ruin Song, Metralla, April 15th, Echoes of Pandemic
  • Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez
    Writer
    Ruin Song, Metralla, April 15th, Echoes of Pandemic
  • Carla López
    Producer
    Ruin Song, Metralla, Echoes of Pandemic, Superhero, Voices from The Abyss
  • Greg
    Key Cast
    "The Iguana"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El blues de la parada de autobús
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 15, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Cuba
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    AI
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • MIXED*
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    February 4, 2026
    North American Premiere
    Quarter-Finalist
  • VisiOn Film Festival
    Cacerta, Campania
    Italy
    May 31, 2026
    Europe Premier
    Official Selection
  • Lift-Off Global Network
    Iver, England
    United Kingdom
    February 9, 2026
    Official Selection
  • ICJ International Film Award
    Lviv
    Ukraine
    September 10, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Tunisia Animation Cinema Days Film Festival
    DenDen
    Tunisia
    April 1, 2026
    Middle East
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez

Víctor Rodolfo Jiménez was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1965. He is a television and film producer as well as a poet. In the audiovisual field, he has worked on advertising, short films, videopoetry, and documentaries, some of which have been recognized at International Film Festivals. His poetry has been featured in various magazines across the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He is the author of “Seven Cities” and “Ilusorium” poetry collections, and he also has three more unpublished manuscripts, “A Mammoth in the Backyard”, “Cassette”, and “Soliloquy”. Currently, he resides in Miami.

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Director Statement

The graveyard shift's unique weariness gave rise to “Bus Stop Blues.” I aimed to depict the threshold state in which a lack of sleep causes the everyday world to appear surreal.
This vision was made possible through the use of Google Flow AI video generation, which has a dream-like, morphing quality that perfectly mirrors the experience of riding a city bus at midnight. The way AI distorts faces and merges objects captures how a tired mind perceives reality—where an iguana might look like an ex-wife, or a bus stop feels like an eternal loop. This isn't just a story about transportation; it’s a videopoem about the “soul erosion” of the modern worker, told through the warping lens of artificial intelligence.