Thrilled to announce that The Arrival at the River of a Handsome Canoeist the new short film by Álex Galán, has been selected to compite at the 64th edition of FICX, Gijon International Film Festival, which will take place from November 13 to 21.
It will be part of the Asturies Curtiumetraxes Competition.
The Arrival at the River of a Handsome Canoeist, aka La llegada al río de un apuesto piragüista, was premiered at the wonderful FASCURT El Masnou, where it was also awarded.
The first of the many festivals at which it has been screened and which qualify for the Goya Awards.
Álex Galán is one of the most charismatic European filmmakers in the film industry. He has competed at some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals with his fiction and documentary projects.
Synopsis of The arrival at the river of a handsome canoeist:
In a fictional Eastern European country, the residents of an unconnected village discover a foreigner sailing the rivers of their region. They set out to find him and discover he’s a handsome canoeist.
Curiosity spurs them on, but picnics on the grass change everyone’s plans.
Statement Director:
Sometimes the most effective way to point out our shame is to parody it.
Pretending to be normal in the face of certain atrocities is not only accusatory but can also be entertaining.
“The Arrival at the River of a Handsome Canoeist” speaks about our relationship with the unknown, something that repeats itself like an algorithm, beginning with fascination, then descending into suspicion and finally shameful rejection. In our small world, new arrivals are cause for celebration, but we quickly lose enthusiasm when they aren’t what we expected—that is, when the novelty is more than expected.
This fantastic story, which never happened in a river in a fictional country, serves not so much as a critique of our clumsiness as a way to ridicule it. Jealousy, insecurity, violence, and the fear of seduction mingle in a picnic on the grass where the viewer is confronted with a high dose of cynicism and fun.
Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing new hits for our movies very soon.
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