Short Films in Focus: Laura, Carlton and the Tijuana Bulls | Features | Roger Ebert

I was told recently by a filmmaker that Vimeo’s process for selecting their coveted Staff Picks badges is quite random. It’s just a matter of having the right amount of eyes on the short, and a high rating. The sheer volume of short films that get uploaded must be daunting and I suppose their staff can only watch so much. Still, a number of great shorts fall through the cracks, many of which have been written about here. It’s something of a miracle then that something as quietly unassuming as “Laura, Carlton and the Tijuana Bulls” found its way onto Vimeo’s front page. We’ve all known people like Laura and Carlton Moser. We’ve all been subjected to dull family vacation videos. For all there is to know about “Laura, Carlton and the Tijuana Bulls,” there’s no reason to expect something truly compelling. Laura and Carlton are simply nice people. On a vacation to the south of the border, they visit a strip club, Trump’s border wall, a bullfight, and some restaurants. Then, they go home. Their insights on their visit might be particularly profound (Werner Herzog, for instance would have put the weight of the world behind witnessing a bullfight),…
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