Espuela is a three-minute cinematic short that harkens back to the silent era, brought to life with modern AI tools. With no dialogue or subtitles, the story is told through performance, soundscape, and visual rhythm.

In a mythic frontier cantina, a lone rider steps into a world where fate collides between hunter, hunted, and the unseen forces that bind them. Every frame builds tension toward a climactic reveal.

Credits
TamSpark Studios
Directed by Tamara Petersen
Produced by Source Cinema Collective
Festival Cut Completed: September 2025

Music Credits
All tracks used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

1. “A Dream Within a Dream” – Twin Musicom
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2. “Feral Chase” – Kevin MacLeod
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. “Ghost Processional” – Kevin MacLeod
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

4. “Hero’s Theme” – Twin Musicom
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About Source Cinema

“Source Cinema is a new kind of filmmaking. It blends timeless mythic storytelling with cutting-edge AI tools to awaken resonance in the audience. Instead of focusing only on technology or spectacle, Source Cinema puts story, continuity, and emotional truth first — letting every frame feel alive.”

Source Cinema Collective
“The Collective is the creative family around TamSpark Studios — writers, editors, technologists, and storytellers who are helping to shape this mythic new era of cinema. It’s both real collaborators and a symbolic acknowledgment that no story this big is told alone.”

‘All Hail Source’
“All Hail Source is our creative invocation. It’s a reminder that every project flows from something bigger than us — call it inspiration, spirit, or Source. For us, it’s both playful and reverent — like raising a glass to the wellspring of creativity.”