Shorts: To the Sea + Q&A (IberoDocs)

About this event

Screening as part of IberoDocs 2026 . This screening will have descriptive subtitles, a short 5-minute introduction and a BSL-interpreted post-screening Q&A with Dust is a Whale, is Sunlight director María Casas Castillo and Waiting for Sea director Jorge Peña Martín. In the To the Sea programme, the sea is a space of reflection and encounters. A space in which we can understand ourselves and the personal and physical landscapes we inhabit. The films in the To the Sea programme explore the ways in which we relate and understand each other with the sea being both a companion and witness to this encounter. The sea witnesses a disintegrating community in Drop by Drop by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves; a conversation between father and daughter in Esperando a Mar by Jorge Peña; a poetic journey across the Portuguese coastline in Sweet and Salty by Carmen Tofeni; and a discussion about what remains in Dust is a Whale, is Sunlight by María Casas Castillo. In the short films the intimate depth of an encounter is revealed by the sea, which brings it right above the surface and toward the cinema screen. FILMS FEATURED: Drop By Drop (dir. Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves, Portugal, 2017, 10 mins, Portuguese w/ English subtitles) The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion. In a world where the idea of progress appears to be above all, this home floats. Waiting for Sea (dir. Jorge Peña Martín, Spain, 2026, 29 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles) (International Premiere) What happens when we become parents? How do we leave behind one version of ourselves to make room for another? As he awaits the birth of his daughter, a father turns the camera into a way of navigating this profound transformation. Through landscapes, quiet everyday rituals, and moments of stillness, the film unfolds as a personal letter that explores love, uncertainty, expectation, and the passing of time.