COUNTRY
Spain
YEAR2026
DURATION25 min
WRITING María Araújo, Mateo Franco
CINEMATOGRAPHY Alberte Branco
MUSIC
Javier Araújo, Manuel Preto
EDITION Marcos Flórez
CAST María Araújo, Manuel Chacón, Paloma Araújo, Ines Gasset, Edu Rejón, Sophie Heideker, Darío Fernandez
DISTRIBUTION Films on the Road
INTERNATIONAL SALES Films on the Road
CONTACT vpalacios@filmsontheroad.com
SYNOPSIS Maia is a broken and numb woman. Leo, her partner, is a manipulative monster who enjoys diminishing her and dominating everyone around him. Maia's present intertwines with her past, like two divergent worlds in conflict. A book is the key. A party at sea, the awakening.
Mateo Franco
Born in 1993, he is a Galician director, actor, and writer. His latest project is
Gastón, un actor de mierda (2025), a series he wrote and produced alongside Manuel Preto, in which he also stars and shares directing duties with filmmakers such as Achero Mañas and Sigfrid Monleón. His first co-directed short film,
Sombras, premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 2024.
FILMOGRAPHY
Sombras (short film, 2024)
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