Edition 23: 2–10 August, 2024

SHORT MATTERS

THOSE WHO DESIRE

LOS QUE DESEAN

Spain, Switzerland
2018 — 24' / Color

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Synopsis

In the south of Spain, a race of colourfully painted pigeons, will reward not the one who flies the fastest, but the one who will have known how to seduce a female pigeon, and to fly the longest time at its sides.

Official Trailer

Director Biography

Born in Orihuela (Spain) in 1982, Elena López Riera is a co-founder of the collective "Lacasinegra", which makes the feature film 'Pas à Genève' (2014), among others. Her first short film, 'Pueblo', is screened at the Directors' Fortnight in 2015. Her last work, 'Las vísceras' had its world premier's at Locarno Film Festival's Pardo di domani competition.

Director

Elena López Riera

Producer

David Epiney

Elena López Riera

Eugenia Mumenthaler

Cinematographer

Elena López Riera

Giuseppe Truppi

Philippe Azoury

Editor

Raphaël Lefèvre