Driven by their desire for light and warmth, British teenagers take a trip to Balearic Islands. They must absorb the sun and store it in their bodies to take it back to their cloud-covered kingdom.
A surreal film about the real phenomenon of "balconing" which, in recent summers, has led to tragic, self-inflicted accidents particularly among young people travelling to Spain.

Original title: La herida luminosa
Director: Christian Avilés
Cinematography: Manuel G. Romero
Production: Nica Fazio, ESCAC Films
Music: Christian Avilés
Editor: Christian Avilés
Cast: Sam Zeitlin, Julia Fossi, Dina Serra, Clara Sans, Lily Roberts, Quique Muro, Gloria Sirvent, Julia Mascort, Marcel Borràs, Olalla Escribano
Script: Christian Avilés
Dialogue: English, Spanish

2022
Zinebi

2023
Berlinale - Berlin Int. Film Festival
Indielisboa
Guanajuato Int. Film Festival
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg
Int. Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
São Paulo Int. Short Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival
Durban Int. Film Festival
Festival Int. Signes de Nuit
Atlántida Film Fest; HollyShorts
Concorto; Curtocircuito
Bolton Film Festival
Raindance
AFI Fest
Poitiers Film Festival
Kyiv Molodist Int. Film Festival
Munich Filmschoolfest
Leuven Int. Short Film Festival
Bogoshorts
Short Waves Festival
Moscow Int. Film Festival
Shanghai Int. Film Festival
Busan Int. Kids & Youth Film Festival
Cerdanya Film FestivaL
Palić European Film Festival
Drim Short Film Festival
Noorderzon Festival
Festival Int. de Cine de Bueu
Certamen Int. de Cortometrajes RIR
Festival u22
i-Fest Int. Film Festival
Avilés Acción
FestiFreak
Cinespaña Toulouse
Evolution Mallorca Int. Film Festival
Intersección
Márgenes Festival Int. de Cine de Madrid
Cottbus Film Festival
Vitafest
Kurzfilmfestival Köln
Usak Short Film Festival
L’alternativa
Rabat Int. Author Film Festival
Beijing Int. Student Film and Video Festival ISFVF
Student Int. Film Festival Croatia
Beirut Shorts Int. Film Festival
Umorea Labur
Kino Athens Int. Independent Film Festival
Kino Pavasaris
Festival du Cinéma Espagnol
D’A Film Festival
Freedom Film Festival
Kinemastik Int. Short Film Festival
First Int. Film Festival

2023
Nominated for the European Film Award
Movistar + Award for Best Film and Best Artistic Direction, Alcine
Special Mention, Uppsala Short Film Festival
Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award, Sehsüchte Int. Student Film Festival
Best Cinematography Award, Tel Aviv Int. Student Film Festival
Best Film Award Luna de Valencia, Cinema Jove
Special Mention, PÖFF Shorts
Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards, DokuFest
Grand Prix for Best Int. Film and ALMA Award for Best Spanish Script, Mecal Pro
Best National Film Award, Manlleu Film Festival
Best Cinematography Award, Festival cine Tarazona
Best Film Award, Sentiero Film Factory
1st Prize Best Int. Film Award, Cyprus Int. Short Film Festival
University Short Film Award, Hamptons Int. Film Festival
Best Short Film Award, Festival Int. Cine Social Clam
Best Short Film Award Ensaios Competition, Caminhos Film Festival
Best Narrative Short Film Award, Bahia Independent Cinema Festival
Best Short Film Award of the European Film Schools Competition, MUFF Mieres
Special Mention, Aegean Film Festival
Special Mention, Cerdanya Film Festival