National Competition for Emerging Short Films

Qué lejos están las fuentes y los pájaros

Directed by:
Manuela Thayer Requena
(Q&A at the end of the film)
Afiche de Qué lejos están las fuentes y los pájaros
Qué lejos están las fuentes y los pájaros — Still 01

A child touches an insect and, unknowingly, sets in motion a journey: birds and fountains guide the transformation of a world that forms and dissolves. Among the vestiges of a fading splendor, the forces of the earth persist, and everything returns, like an echo, between what was and what will never be again.

Direction
Qué lejos están las fuentes y los pájaros — Foto de dirección 1
Manuela Thayer Requena

Manuela Thayer R. is a film editor, teacher, and documentary filmmaker, with a Master's degree in Documentary Film from the University of Chile and a postgraduate degree in editing from Pompeu Fabra University. She is part of the Cero en Conducta collective and director of 'Alicia bajo la higuera' (2025). She edited 'Espejo' (M. Santander, 2023) and 'La corazonada' (D. Soto, 2025). She is currently working on 'La causa' (M. Aguiló), 'Deseo' (T. Gilbert and F. Carbonell), and 'Ornitomancia' (F. González).

Credits

Direction: Manuela Thayer Requena