Shorts: Lives and Nature

A series of short films that explores the intimate relationship between people and the landscapes they inhabit, revealing stories of resistance, everyday life, and transformation in different corners of the world.

Guardian of the Well (2025)

In the Batha region of Chad, life gathers around a solitary well where nomadic and sedentary residents converge. A devastating drought has destroyed livelihoods, with livestock gone and even the village huts dismantled to keep the animals alive.

Bentley Brown, Tahir Mahamat Zene

Chad

2025

6 min

AXOMAMA (2025)

The name Axomama refers to the Inca goddess of potatoes. In the mountainous regions of Peru, their place of origin, this food permeates many spheres of local life. Conceived from an anthropological perspective, this documentary seeks to capture the inseparable connection between potatoes and Peru’s well-known colonial history, culture, and traditional beliefs.

Tracy Valcárcel

Canada, Peru

2025

27 min

I Feel Your Eyes (2019)

As the sun rises over a forgotten pyramid, Mahmoud saddles Asefa, his horse, on a desert track. That’s how their daily training begins.

Grégoire Verbeke

Belgium

2019

25 min

Blow! (2023)

Nominated for the Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film, Blow! invites us to explore the mysterious world of the whales that appear for a few weeks each year along the Catalan coast.

Neus Ballús

Spain

2023

14 min