Short fiction film competition – part IX
FRIDAY, 06.03.2026, 15:45-18:00, (JCK, ST. BANKOWA 28/30)
SHE IS CALLED AURORA
Aurora, a very young mother, raises her daughter Alma in a village environment. In this story Aurora reflects her questions, her uncertainty and her fears accompanied by Lucía her best friend who is also a mother.
ESP, Se le llama Aurora, 2024, 12:00, dir. Ana De Alva, Juan Manuel Alvarez De Dios
MARISOL
Marisol, a 20-year-old young woman, arrives in Barcelona and starts working as a caregiver for Alba, the daughter of Mireia, who struggles to accept her. As she tries to connect with Alba, Marisol will face her own maternal grief, learn the importance of allowing herself to be cared for, and accept that she is still a child.
ESP, 2025, 14:00, dir. Mar Cortacans, prod. Elisa Erruz López
THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN
Entrusted by his father to a group of gold-miners, an albino child embodies all of their hopes.
FRA, 2024, 15:00, dir. Simon Panay, prod. Souleymane Kébé, Maud Leclair-Nevé, Laetitia Denis, Rafael Andrea Soatto
POOR ME
Nora (15) is caught shoplifting, sparking a major argument with her parents about family values. When all blame fall on her, she pressures her younger sister, Amalie (11), to confess to her part in the stealing. But on Christmas Eve, they both find out they aren’t the only thieves in the family.
NOR, Stakkars meg, 2025, 19:00, dir. Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad, prod. Louise Beyer, Jonas Bruun
FLYING CARPET
Based on one of the many true stories within the biggest case of institutionalised pedophilia in Portugal, ‘Flying Carpet’ follows Ricardo, a teenager searching for a way out of a ruthless reality that traps him and everyone around him, preventing them from reaching for the stars.
PRT, Tapete voador, 2025, 28:00, dir./ prod. Justin Amorim
THE GIFT
Desirée, Samara, and Aurora travel from their neighborhood on the outskirts of Bilbao to the city center to buy a gift for their niece. Their day takes a turn for the worse when the shop assistants falsely accuse them of stealing.
ESP, El regalo, 2025, 14:00, dir. Lara Izagirre Garizurieta, prod. Garazi Elorza
THE BLOOD
Álvaro is a teenager who feels out of place in life. He doesn’t want to study or work the land like his mother, but his options are very limited. At the village procession of the Virgin Mary, he sheds tears of blood and people begin to offer him large sums of money in exchange of his blood, convinced that it has healing powers. Álvaro takes the deal and, despite everything, he remains a teenager who feels out of place in life.
ESP, La Sangre, 2025, 15:00, dir. Joaquín León, prod. Miguel Molina