The Sentimental Engine Slayer
Barlam (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) struggles to find himself as he bags groceries, has a semi-incestuous relationship with his sister and attempts to understand his parents' long-ago divorce. Events spiral out of control when he becomes obsessed with a boy who looks like him. Rodriguez-Lopez, a songwriter/guitarist for rock band The Mars Volta, writes and directs this drama that had its North American premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
- Year: 2010
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Rodriguez Lopez Productions
- Keyword: prostitution, incest
- Director: Omar Rodríguez-López
- Cast: Omar Rodríguez-López, Tatiana Velazquez, Nomar Rizo, Kim Stodel, Rikardo Rodríguez López, Becky Vigil