BUMBLEBEE
Iberoamerican Short Film Contest 53 ED. 2025

Spain 2024 18' Fiction
Álex is blocked. He tries to understand his place in the world, his masculinity, his role in caring, the origin of the noises in his grandfather’s dreams. Lucia is blind from birth. She guides Alex.

Fon Cortizo
Fon Cortizo (Vigo, Spain, 1978) received the award for best international film at the Gijon Film Festival in 2020 for his first fiction feature, 9 Fugues. He has written and directed short films and documentaries such as Contrafaces (2015), Aysha (2016), Americano (2017) and Bumblebee (2024). His work has been screened at festivals such as Shanghai, New Horizons, Visions du Reel, Moscow and Zinebi. He currently manages the film project development residence, Conecta Lab, on the island of San Simón.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Fon Cortizo
SCRIPT:
Fon Cortizo
PRODUCTION:
Xas Films. Producción ejecutiva: Fon Cortizo
EDITING:
Kuto Anikulapo
ART:
Carlota Rivas
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Alicia Francés
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Said Giraux
SOUND:
Eloy Táboas, David Machado
CAST:
Machi Salgado, Cory Mañá, Xan Cortizo
CONTACT:
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