Synopsis

Pedro, 72, is trying to deal with the imminent departure of his son moving away from home. Alex, 38, has landed a job as a nurse all the way in England and knows that moving will be hard for his father. As they go on one last hunt, which is filled with repressed words and feelings, they discover that their dog Canela has swallowed fox poison. Alex and Pedro both deal with this tragedy with opposing views. Will this disaster help them to bond and finally connect over the deep sadness Pedro feels?

José Prats

José Prats is an award-winning Spanish director based in London. He studied Fine Arts and started a career as an illustrator in Spanish, Mexican and Finnish animation studios. Between 2016-2021 he worked at the British Studio Aardman Animations, where he created the colour script of the Oscar nominated Robin Robin and the Netflix production Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. In 2020 he directed Umbrellas, a 2D animation short film selected for Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, and nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Spanish Academy GOYA Awards. In 2022 he was granted a La Caixa Foundation Fellowship to study Directing Animation at the National Film and Television School in the UK.