Saturday. Nightfall. The ball travels quickly across the court as the players move to take advantage of gaps in the defense. Lucía, twenty-five years old, leaves handball training and sets off to pick up her brother under the lights of a city she thinks she knows.
Álvaro graduated in Audiovisual Communication and Music in Spain, studied theatre in Chicago and film in London. His first two short films, 'Curricán' and 'Bombolles', are shown and win awards at several film festivals. His next short film, 'Matria' wins the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and a Goya nomination. In 2018 he works as editor in 'Trote', the first feature film by Xacio Baño and the second film by Marcos Marino entitled 'In Memoriam'. His latest fiction short film, '16 de decembro', premiered at the Locarno Festival. He is currently developing his first feature film 'Matria' with Avalon PC, Ringo Media and Matriuska Producciones.
''16 de diciembre'' (2019) / "Matria" (2017) / "Bombolles" (2015) / "Curricán" (2014) / ''Doremi'' (2011)
Nominado a Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción por ''16 de diciembre'' (2021) y Nominado a Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción por ''Matria'' (2019), Premios Goya (España) / Premio del Jurado al Mejor Cortometraje por ''Matria'', Festival de Sundance (USA) 2018 / Nominado a la Biznaga de Plata al Mejor Cortometraje por ''Matria'' (2018) y Nominado a la Biznaga de Plata al Mejor Cortometraje por ''Curricán'' (2015), Festival de Málaga (España) / Mejor Director por ''16 de diciembre'' (2020) y Segundo Premio al Mejor Cortometraje, Premio del Publico y Mejor Director por ''Matria'' (2018), L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival (España) / Nominado al IBAFF Youth Award por ''Curricán'', IBAFF International Film Festival (España) 2015
