Stay Awake, Be Ready

An accompanying short film to TÁR (2022).

A journey of a 7 year-old boy's acceptance of his grandpa's death in a traditional Taiwanese funeral.

Alex returns to his village with Jordi, after a while, in order to celebrate San Juan night. However, due to a summer storm, they have to shelter in an old abandoned house where both played when they were children. In there, some conflicts of the past will turn up.

Fran has a picture and a goal: to beat up the boy who appears in it.

Military sounds chatter and static. Crackling voices over the ether. On a wooded road two girls are driving, lost amongst the endless forest. The road finally runs out. ..Road Closed. Strange noises surround them, the ferns begin to move, something is closing in... They are not alone in these woods.

A man living in the rural west of Ireland builds the means to escape the pains of his existence.

Jose, an eleven-year-old luchador, retreats into a fantasy world until it is infiltrated by a tough 12-year-old girl. He uses his vivid imagination to make it through the toughest weekend of his life.

Casiopea is the journey to life itself. A captivating adventure that unravels the eternal question of humankind: What happens before/after life?

Manuel is stuck in a monotonous job, has only one friend that he cannot stand, and his family despises him. Everything will change when the doctor diagnoses him with a rare disease - Manuel is going to turn into an elephant.

A broken Man awakes to be confronted with his life, and the choices he's made. His past, present and future collide as he faces the inevitable.

When thirteen-year-old Raúl is asked to entertain the local landowner's son, a game of power and pride starts between the two boys.

On the eve of an important scientific discovery, tragedy strikes the Belair family. Alexander, the youngest, recovers from his physical and psychological injuries, but nothing is the same as before.

Clay meets Tom. Tom ignores Clay. Tom meets Jesus.

Sohrab, a young Iranian soldier, finds himself face-to-face with his fellow citizens during a demonstration.

A man gets into a terrible traffic accident in the middle of nowhere, and two religious zealots try their best to "save" him.

Thanhouser's version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

A couple goes mountain hiking together with friends, unaware of the drama that will unfold.

In the wake of a tragedy, a heartbroken man must face reality in order to accept life's most precious gift.

A wealthy man, who is financially depend on his wife, hits the car to kill himself. Car owners and friends bring the man home. After the man wakes up, he asks them to kill him and even offers money. Describing the gap and difference between rich and poor, the short film surprises everyone with unexpected final.

At a meeting of the game "Truth or Dare?" two young boys, Matthew and Maximus, are challenging to embrace. The kiss will cause them some excitement. From that time, teens who witnessed this scene are allusions more or less directly to the possible homosexuality of Maxim. A revelation will then destabilize the group.