North American Premiere
Consumed by longing for a mysterious sorcerer, a secluded teenager performs a spell to break free.
Gerard Ribera, Dudu Alves, Cristina Plazas
Spain
2026
In Spanish with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Christian Avilés, Manuel G. Romero, Judit Navarro
Producer
Christian Avilés, Manuel G. Romero
Screenwriter
Christian Avilés
Cinematography
Manuel G. Romero
Editor
Christian Avilés
Original Music
Christian Avilés
Art Director
Dani Flamarique
Christian Avilés
Christian Avileìs is a director, writer, and composer. He attended the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC), and his graduation short, Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays (2022), was nominated as Best Short Film at the European Film Awards and awarded with a Short of the Year 2023 recognition by Short Film Conference. Avileìs took part in the 2024 Locarno Filmmakers Academy. His newest short, Stallion and a Crystal Ball, premiered at Berlinale Shorts 2026.
Photo by Manuel G Romero
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