COUNTRY
Spain
PRODUCTION
New Gravity Laws, White Leaf Producciones, Damian Perea Producciones
YEAR2024
DURATION8 min
WRITING Lorena Ares Lago, Carlos Fernández de Vigo
CINEMATOGRAPHY Marcos García
MUSIC
Mikel Salas
EDITION Lorena Ares
DISTRIBUTION Selected Films
INTERNATIONAL SALES New Gravity Laws, White Leaf Producciones, Damian Perea Producciones
CONTACT info@selectedfilms.com
SYNOPSIS Alma, a solitary refugee child, is thrust back into her traumatic past when her doll falls into the swimming pool, mirroring the shipwreck of the refugee boat where she was the lone survivor. Luna, her savior, steps in to help her overcome her trauma and rebuild her life.
Lorena Ares, Carlos F. de Vigo
They co-manage the Dr. Platypus & Ms. Wombat Studios. Carlos' debut feature is the 2D animated film
Memoirs of a Man in Pijamas, nominated for the Goya and Platino awards, among others, and winner of the Gaudí Award. He is the director and writer of the animated short film
Morti, with over 20 selections. Carlos has contributed to more than a dozen feature films. Lorena has worked as an animator on films such as
Midnight's Summer Dream,
The Spirit of the Forest, and
Holy Night!. Her debut film,
Hanna and the Monsters has received Goya and Gaudí nominations. Together, they directed
It Dawns the Longest Night nominated for the Goya and winner of the Biznaga de Plata at the Malaga Film Festival.
FILMOGRAPHY
Lorena Ares
Cafunè (short film, 2024),
Hanna y los monstruos (feature film, 2023),
Amanece la noche más larga (short film, 2022)
Carlos F. De Vigo
Cafunè (short film, 2024),
Amanece la noche más larga (short film, 2022),
Memorias de un hombre en pijama (feature film, 2018),
Morti (short film, 2013)