2026 NOMINEE – BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
After 15 years in Spain, Thimbo returns to his Senegalese fishing village, where he is overwhelmed by sensations of nostalgia and uprooting, yearning and resentment. He also grapples with the influence he exerts on the local youth, who see him as a role model and seek to emulate him through a perilous journey to Europe by boat.
About the Director
Álvaro Hernández Blanco is a director and screenwriter from Madrid with international experience in digital content and documentary filmmaking. He began his documentary career in Los Angeles as an editor. In 2022, he directed STILL HERE, about the last speakers of the Ku’ahl language in Mexico. In 2023, he published his first book “Migrantes”, about the US–Mexico border.
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Awards
2025 Àger Cinema FICdÀ (Spain) – Best Documentary, Audience Award
2025 Austrian Cinema (Austria) – Special Mention
2025 Daroca International Cinema (Spain) – Best Documentary
2025 Elche Independent Cinema (Spain) – Audience Award
2025 Guadalajara Solidarity Cinema FESCIGU (Spain) – Audience Award
2025 Invisible Cinema International (Spain) – Jury Special Mention Interculturality
2025 Kursaal Cinema San Sebastián (Spain) – Cineart Documentary Award
2025 MAC Marín Atlantic Films & New Media (Spain) – Semifinalist Best Documentary
2025 Madrid Cinema Festival FCM-PNR (Spain) – Best Documentary
2025 Marseille Spanish Cinema CineHorizontes (France) – Best Documentary
2025 Menorca Doc (Spain) Audience Award – Aula Doc Award
2025 Millennium Documentary (Belgium) – Young Vision Award
2025 Okotoks Cinema (Canada) – Best Editing
2025 Austrian Cinema (Austria) – Special Mention
2025 Daroca International Cinema (Spain) – Best Documentary
2025 Elche Independent Cinema (Spain) – Audience Award
2025 Guadalajara Solidarity Cinema FESCIGU (Spain) – Audience Award
2025 Invisible Cinema International (Spain) – Jury Special Mention Interculturality
2025 Kursaal Cinema San Sebastián (Spain) – Cineart Documentary Award
2025 MAC Marín Atlantic Films & New Media (Spain) – Semifinalist Best Documentary
2025 Madrid Cinema Festival FCM-PNR (Spain) – Best Documentary
2025 Marseille Spanish Cinema CineHorizontes (France) – Best Documentary
2025 Menorca Doc (Spain) Audience Award – Aula Doc Award
2025 Millennium Documentary (Belgium) – Young Vision Award
2025 Okotoks Cinema (Canada) – Best Editing