Waters that sculpt fire

Short film

In the middle of a beach, the film follows an introspective and sensorial journey. 

Upon contact with the sea water, the skin and body transform into a gateway to an inner fissure, revealing a complex emotional portrait manifested as fragments of sharp, broken glass.

Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film
Waters that sculp fire Short Film

Festivals

  • Cineautopsia | Colombia | Festival special mention
  • Nature & Culture International Film Festival | Denmark
  • Transterritorial Underground Film Festival | Argentina
  • Antimatter [Media Art] | Canada | Screening at Deluge Contemporary Art
  • Cinetoro Experimental Film Festival | Colombia | Special screening with musical performance
  • Experimental Superstars | Serbia
  • Festival Fotogenia | Mexico | Jury special mention for Best Experimental Short Film
  • International Film Festival with Alternative Media (FICMA) | Mexico
  • Proceso de error | Chile | Special screening aboard a boat
  • Celaya Experimental Film Festdesembre | Mexico
  • Ribalta Experimental Film Festival | Italy
  • Non-Syntax | Japan

Format info

Short Film, Experimental

2024, Spain

13 minutes 28 seconds

No dialogues

Team

Director: Victoria Ioudina

Script: Victoria Ioudina, Joel Jiménez, Quim Guardiola

Producer: Victoria Ioudina

Executive Producer: Kai Urban

Cinematography: Joel Jiménez

Editing: Quim Guardiola

Sound Design: Martí Albert

Director's Note

Coming from glass bottles, the crystals, initially sharp and fractured, were thrown into the sea by humans. Over time, the waves and sand exerted their influence on them, returning them to the shore in a new form: now polished and free from the risk of cutting or injuring. This natural process becomes a metaphor for emotional transformation in connection with nature.

The short film uses sea glass as both material and inspiration, evoking stained glass windows to construct miniature landscapes filmed with microscopy and underwater techniques.

This visual and sound-based exploration reflects on symbiosis, inner states, and spirituality. The sea becomes an alchemical agent, the beach a sacred space, and nature a living force that shapes and dissolves us beyond anthropocentric narratives.