Canadian Premiere
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.
Pol Gasco Robles
Spain/France
2025
In Catalan, English and Spanish with English subtitles
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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
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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