AYUDA | Omeleto Horror

Two men are hired to transport a box.
AYUDA is used with permission from Patrick Mason. Learn more at patrickmasonfi....
Two day laborers, Tomas and Leo, are picked up for a job: they're being paid to transport a box into the woods and bury it. Other than that, they don't know much more about their work, or their mysteriously tight-lipped -- and armed -- employer. But eventually, their curiosity -- and their growing fear -- prove irresistible. And when they open the box, what comes out is surprising, alluring -- and incredibly dangerous.
Writer-director Patrick Mason's short straddles the horror and thriller genres, but what it traffics in is really the element of suspense, as well as the dangerous appeal of the unknown and the secret. Using atmospheric cinematography, an ominous score and subtle but effective performances, the film expertly builds up tension, first around the situation of doing paid work for someone they don't know, and with seemingly questionable motives.
The central question, of course, is exactly what is in the box, and the film masterfully constructs the mystery of its contents. Little details -- a heavy silence, a shot of an item on the car dashboard, an unusual noise in the sound design -- offer clues for astute viewers.
But the film's real pleasures are found in the excellent execution of its craft. Its small details are judiciously parsed out by well-paced editing, which strikes a great balance between taking time to notice the tiny moments of disquiet and curiosity of the laborers with keeping the suspense building. The film knows exactly where to put the camera to maximize both information and surprise, making each frame and shot count.
The result is a masterfully crafted and indelibly frightening horror short that offers a new take on Pandora's box, and creates its suspense with intelligence and great skill. AYUDA may not have convoluted twists and turns, but it illustrates how one of humanity's great assets -- our need to know and push at the boundaries of our knowledge -- is also our biggest weakness, often with disastrous consequences.

[@lannaramirez7633]

Ayuda is Spanish for HELP.

[@JohnTitor-yh7gu]

El conocimiento es poder

[@Puddlethumper]

No it isn't

[@leonardoalvesdias655]

Jura? Eu não sabia 😅😅😅😅😅

[@jamesmorgan1063]

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@thegingerbreadman1043]

Oh she does almost lean over at the end though

[@Dad.Daughter.Healing]

To feed

[@Saudyization]

I LOVE horror ... NOT MUCH people INTO the Omeleto ones then?? Hmm.. But whatever they the best ones to me!. Keep them coming

[@gertrudelaronge6864]

Well done, that was terrifying! Great suspense. Loved it.

[@imonymous]

This was very good.

[@leonardoalvesdias655]

Porque diabos carros de filmes de terror nunca funcionam? 😅😅😅😅😅

[@radarstationalexchiander4285]

Nice , turn into longer movie 🍿🍿🍿🎥🎥🎥

[@bhavana5669]

Old saying ... Best things on earth r free .. like omeleto

[@Akkodha-]

Homie looks like a Mexican version of Eazy-E

[@MRBACKHAND]

ayuda means help

[@JohnTitor-yh7gu]

What do she says at the end? Couldn't hear it

[@kurtweiand7086]

Good acting!

[@jessicacameron3141]

Cliff hanger frfr..😢

[@einienj3281]

I would hate to be a pet..

[@FIONA21ful]

I come back & watch this again every now & then...its a great premise well done. Love it

[@shadoweditors2423]

👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@neelamjhaveri8098]

👌🏻👌🏻 good one in horror thriller genre.. the way it is short n to be apt, these 2 don't know the language is good one 👌🏻 so there will be no conversation with that person what is in the box n why he is going to bury so there comes a mystery 👌🏻 another it's a day light n still you are hooked to know n want to know what is going on 👌🏻, . Thrill is amazing when the box is open n you want to see now what? What is inside? And this always works, now we got that there is a girl n cursed so this person who has opened the box is dead for sure.. so the old guy was not able to kill his daughter may be who is cursed or cannibal or demon which runs in the family n you can't kill your child but some how you have to do something up bury n get rid of 👌🏻 last thing is that girl comes back in the car , She ask this poor fellow it's okay n now she needs help 👌🏻 Ayuda means help in Spanish.. but here this help comes in a different way 👌🏻 which is a good point.. poor link in the film i guess is when these 2 are trying to open nn see n 1 guy said something to old chap n they went to pee or whatever.. That point is not good . Cuz if you really want to get rid of something danger you will not leave the site , you want first to get this job done some how👍🏻👍🏻 second thing is there 2 transport workers can later go n tell anyone or inform someone some way that we did this job here n bury this box n bla bla bla .. over all its good thriller which comes n goes fastest.. can be turn in the long movie but may be it will break the thrill so this is good 😃.. i would love to work with this film maker for sure if it is possible 👌🏻 would love to assist him.. 😍

[@radarstationalexchiander4285]

Your synopsis was longer than the show . Hmm 🧐🧐🤔🤔

[@neelamjhaveri8098]

@@radarstationalexchiander4285 hahaha oh yes.. 😃 I'm so crazy film buff .. love the idea is cinema, story and its like a life and some how i see every corner 👌🏻 of the story..

[@radarstationalexchiander4285]

Just playing , no harm 😊☺️☺️

[@neelamjhaveri8098]

@@radarstationalexchiander4285 got it buddy 😃

[@gertrudelaronge6864]

I loved it too!

[@charityy__]

This is gold

[@gertrudelaronge6864]

I agree!

[@thestinger5047]

Ok I’m kinda confused. If she only needed help, why didn’t she just ask the guy who opened the crate in the first place? After all he clearly made it known that he wanted to help.

[@Dad.Daughter.Healing]

A trick to escape

[@JohnTitor-yh7gu]

Woment ☕

[@KosisFacts]

😂😂😂😂

[@cademancaden]

Someone please explain the ending

[@einienj3281]

She's a vampire that had kept the old guy as a "pet/slave".. it was them in the photo, now she took another pet/slave..

[@richardaversa7128]

@@einienj3281 or she was his loved one who turned somehow but he kept her (captive) until he was old and needed to be rid of her

[@MAllen-ng8pl]

I don’t think a well maintained 2000 jeep Cherokee like that is going to have a problem starting. This film is crap.