Flying Fish

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Duration: 00:14:00
Languaje: No Dialogue
Category: Short Film, Experimental - Videocreation
Project Type: Documentary
Synopsis: For thousands of centuries and in different cultures, flying fish have been understood as symbols of searching, freedom, and achievement. They are unique animals that swim and fly, that delve deep into the waters and pass through the air, reflecting the possibility of hope. Their transit has been understood as an observational journey through nature, but little by little the impact of human beings and technology is increasing, transforming and altering the environment...

Screenings / Awards:
63rd Festival dei Popoli Italy 19th Documenta Madrid Spain 25th CinemAmbiente Italy 21st Innsbruck Nature Film Festival Austria 25th Málaga Film Festival Spain 51st ALCINE Spain 29th Lessinia Film Festival Italy 52nd Alcances – Festival de Cine Documental de Cádiz Turkey 14th Cinéma sous les étoiles Canada 12th Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote Iceland 21st Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain 44th Semana de Cine de Lugo Spain 24th Festival Internacional de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias Spain 9th Tenerife Shorts “Canary Shorts” Award for Best Canarian Short Film Spain 8th Another Way Film Festival 24th Festival Corto Ciudad Real Spain 10th Rural FilmFest 13th Cerdanya Film Festival Spain 11th ForadCamp – Muestra de Cine con la Naturaleza Spain 9th Premios Pávez Spain 5th Mares da Fin do Mundo Spain 2nd La Pinochera – Semana de Cine Rural y Ecológico de Canarias Spain Mujeres de Cine – Muestra itinerante de cine español hecho por mujeres Spain

Submitter Biography:
Nayra Sanz Fuentes. Director, screenwriter, editor and producer. Her filmography includes a feature film as well as eight fiction and non-fiction short films which have been exhibited in universities such as CUNY (NY), Carleton College or Columbia College of Chicago, and film festivals such as IDFA, Busan, Now&After, and DocumentaMadrid. In her latest projects, she reflects on the construction of our contemporary societies in relation to the struggle between nature, humanity, and machines. She is a programmer at the MiradasDoc festival and the DOCMA Cycle, among others. As a professor, she has taught courses in centers such as LENS Visual Arts School, Master LAV and San Antonio de Los Baños.