Carmen

Directed by Alexander Payne

With Steve Freedman, Khorshield MacHalle, Joe Marinelli, Margo Newman and Buddha Jon Parker

Carmen was Alexander Payne’s first short film, made while he was studying at UCLA Film School. It is a silent comedy, derived from the opera of the same name. In the film a mentally challenged gas station attendant is put in charge of the store, which leads to love and a tragic-comic end.