Travis

An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression, alienation, loneliness, and heartbreak as universal experiences.

A boy finds a love confession inside a library book.

“El Papel” explores the tension between identity and representation, showing how a woman, in her eagerness to project security and fit into an idealized professional image, ends up trapped in the construction of a character that distances her from herself. The résumé, the paper she has to hand in, is not just a document, but the symbol of a version of herself that she must interpret, a mask that she strives to make believable; ultimately, a role.

Scenes of a city shrouded in fog, as a poem is recited

A girl reads during a bus ride

Ángela has until 9.00 pm to get hold of the money she needs. In desperation, she scours the city in search of a solution, facing a reality that has rendered her invisible.

A girl jumps rope on a hill while a sonnet is recited. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

In a space without limits, a being without identity confronts his own existence by asking himself six fundamental questions. In his search to define his essence, the protagonist enters an introspective journey marked by a lack of answers and uncertainty. Through this internal challenge, the character unravels the complexity of identity and self-awareness, inviting the viewer to plunge into the depths of existence, where unknowns and the absence of clear answers defy the limits of human understanding.

A group of young people spend an afternoon on an outing in La Arboleda