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Pol lives in Miami with his grandmother, endlessly pursuing personal growth schemes and online coaching seminars to master Crypto investing. He is becoming the best version of himself, but he’s not sure when his labours will bear fruit.

Director
Featuring

Pol Gasco Robles

Credits
Country of Origin

Spain/France

Year

2025

Language

In Catalan, English and Spanish with English subtitles

18+
32 min
Experimental & Avant Garde Shorts Women Directors
Don Quichotte Films

Credits & Director

Producer

Quentin Brayer, Yannick Beauquis, Adría Lahuerta, Carlota Coloma, Gala Herández López

Screenwriter

Gala Herández López

Cinematography

Artur Pol Camprubí

Editor

Dinah Ekchajzer, Gala Herández López

Production Design

Miren Oller

Original Music

Pierre Desprats

Gala Hernández López headshot

Gala Hernández López

Gala Hernández López is an artist, filmmaker, and researcher. Her work critically analyzes new modes of subjectivation produced by computational capitalism and has been presented at international festivals and institutions such as Cannes, Berlinale, DOK Leipzig, SEMINCI, IndieLisboa, Berlinische Galerie, Cinéma du Réel, Palais de Tokyo, Punto de Vista, Documenta Madrid, transmediale, Int. Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, FRAC Île-de-France, and the Salon de Montrouge, among others. Her film La Mécanique des fluides won the César for Best Documentary Short Film in 2024.

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