Thrilled to announce that the short film GALLINA, directed by Fernando Reinaldos and among more than 3,300 short films submitted, is an Official Selection at São Paulo International Short Film Festival – Curta Kinoforum.

The screenings will be at the wonderful cinema of the city.

Yet another success for this Spanish production on the international circuit, which has racked up almost a hundred selections at film festivals, including those that qualify for the Hollywood and the Goya Awards.

Fernando Reinaldos about GALLINA:

As a queer child, I remember the constant feeling of being trapped between two worlds: my feminine and masculine sides were always in conflict. Many times I tried to figure out where I belonged, without understanding why I had to make a choice at all. The warmth of my supportive family was not always enough to help me stand up to the harshness of the toxic masculinity outside. At that time, my deep admiration for my best friend led me to make choices against my instincts, betraying the special bond I shared with my dearest ones. 

Gallina is my attempt to better understand that time in my life. The day when I came to understand something irreversible about myself and the world around me. When my silence began to shape the person I would become. The same silence that many queer children carry to protect themselves from being seen. 

Through Pablo’s story, I wanted to examine how toxic masculinity shapes a boy’s identity in today’s world, and to explore the cost of remaining silent in the face of everyday violence. The silence that takes over at the end of the film is the same silence that, heartbreakingly, has become a defining feature of our time.

Keep an eye out, everyone, because in a few days’ time we’ll be announcing further successes for our films.

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