Zero Dopamine

2026 WINNER – BEST SHORT FILM

Short Film Competition

Alternate Title: Dopamina Zero

Year: 2026

Length: 20 mins

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

Premiere: World Premiere

Directed by: Rodrigo Marini

Produced by: Gerardo De Las Morenas

Starring: Juan José Ballesta (Ignacio), Veki Velilla (Valentina), Cristina Mediero (Sofía), Roman Rymar (Basyl (portero))

Content Warnings: Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎, Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎

SEE THE FILM

Friday Feb 20, 8:40 PM-11:10 PM – Friday Night Program 3 – Short Films + QA

Play the Trailer

Ignacio is a musician who lives away from the stage due to early-onset Parkinson’s disease. He has little contact with the outside world and tries to get by as best he can with his girlfriend Sofía. His life changes when he meets Valentina, a sales assistant at a second-hand record store.

About the Director

Rodrigo Marini studied TV Production, Film Direction and Audiovisual Communication. He received a scholarship from the New York Film Academy, where he specialised in Film Production and Direction. He is the co-writer and co-director of A WILD WORLD and WHITE DRAGON with Black Fiction Producciones.

Reviews & Interviews

Juanjo Ballesta and Cristina Mediero talk to us about ‘Dopamine Zero’ – Canal Sur TV, Una de Cine

O Barco asiste al pase técnico de Dopamina Zero, el nuevo corto de Rodrigo Marini – Somos Comarca, by Ana Domingo
Good reception for ‘Dopamina Zero’, Rodrigo Marini’s short film about Parkinson’s that shows O Barco to the world – Osil
“Dopamine Zero”, by Rodrigo Marini, moved audiences in O Barco – Valdeorras de Cerca, By Susana Prieto
Marini recurre a O Barco más bonito para mostrar la dureza del párkinson – La Voz de Galicia, by M. Cobas

Photos

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WFF Interviews

Films from Spain

Cristina Mediero, Dopamina Zero, Films from Spain, Gerardo De Las Morenas, International Film Festival, Juan José Ballesta, Rodrigo Marini, Roman Rymar, Veki Velilla, Zero Dopamine