The Sower of Stars
Spain / Experimental / 25' / HD / Color / 2022
Distant lights draw the city. Shining ships arrive with sleeping people and the night turns liquid. The stars’ sower wakes them up and they travel through the city, talking about this and that, while saying goodbye to everything.
Director: Lois Patino
Script: Lois Patino
Director of Photography: Lois Patino
Producer: Lois Patino
Editing: Lois Patino
Sound: Xabier Erkizia
Cast: Yumiko Teramoto, Tetsuro Mareda
CV
Lois Patiño was born in Vigo, Spain. His films have been screened in festivals as Berlin, Locarno, Toronto, Rotterdam, San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Viennale, Cinema du Rèel, Media City. While his video installation have been shown in arts center such as MACBA (Barcelona), Copperfield Gallery (London), CC San Martín (Buenos Aires), JIFF Art Gallery (South Korea) and art fairs like Paris Photo, ARCO Madrid or Unseen (Amsterdam). He has been invited to show his work at universities such as Harvard (Sensory Ethnography Lab), Cal Arts (L.A.), McGill (Montreal), FUC (Buenos Aires). From Harvard he received the Robert Fulton III Fellowship for emerging directors in 2016.
Filmography
Mountain in Shadow 2012
Coast of Death 2013
Night Without Distance 2015
Fajr 2017
Red Moon Tide 2020
Sycorac 2021
The Sower of Stars 2022
Festivals Attended
Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival
Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
Camden International Film Festival
Las Palmas Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
Awards
Mieres International Short Film Festival - Best Director Award, Best Editing Award
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Bueu - Best Galician Short Film Award
Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montreal - Dada Award (Best International Short Film)
Linea d’Ombra Festival - Jury Special Mention