March 23 — April 2

El nacimiento de un río

Javier Calvo de Cabrera

Un impulso colectivo - Curts Spain 27 min World premiere Fiction

Synopsis

A woman slowly fades into darkness waiting for her son to appear one last time. Resisting their inevitable separation, they will both remain tenuously united through a fragile but persistent daydream.

Screening

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Themes

Catalan CinemaShort FilmFamíliaSci-fi & Fantasy

Filmmaker

Javier Calvo de Cabrera

He studied Cinema at ESCAC specializing in Directing. El nacimiento de un río is his final degree project. He has also directed the experimental documentary film La bastida.

Filmography: La bastida (short film, 2023), The Source of a River, a Night Stream (short film, 2023, D'A 2023)

Javier Calvo de Cabrera

Film information

Int. title: The Source of a River, a Night Stream
Director: Javier Calvo de Cabrera
Script: Javier Calvo de Cabrera
Contact: ESCAC
With: Maria Lanau, Lluís Arruga
Country: Spain
Year: 2023
Format: Digital
Length: 27 min
Language: No dialogs

Poster

El nacimiento de un río

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