Albert Grabuleda Capdevila

Deceitfully playing with stereotypes, Mantis questions whether identity is something imposed on us or something to be uncovered. The short film follows a young woman of Asian descent fulfilling the expectation of Western society. Slowly, she begins to question whether her actions are simply the result of how she has been conditioned to think and whether ultimately after so many years this has effectively become her identity. Challenging how truly comfortable we feel in our skin, Mantis cleverly poses the question of who's in charge of (de)constructing our identity.

Retrato de la vida de Uxbal: padre abnegado e hijo desamparado. Intermediario de la sombra. Próximo a los desaparecidos. Atraído por los fantasmas. Sensible a los espíritus. Superviviente en el corazón de una Barcelona invisible. Sintiendo que la muerte le ronda, intenta encontrar la paz, proteger a sus hijos, salvarse a sí mismo. La historia de Uxbal es sencilla y compleja, al igual que nuestras vidas de hoy.