like moths to light
The last standing bastion of our intellectual independence and beating heart of our identity, dreams are now convoyed and researched by enterprises in both hemispheres. Blending scientific research with sensual visual poetry and impressive archival material Gala Hernández challenges our ideas of reality. like moths to light reminds us of the beauty and fragility of our inner-world and of the need to protect it from the parasitic, profit-driven world of enterprise.
– Rebecca De Pas
Also in this combined programme
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Smriti~
A delicate voice-over and surreal collages trace memory loss from grief to gentle surrender. -
The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
Domestic routines are exaggerated into rigid performances in this claustrophobic family portrait. -
The Tragic Movement of the Spheres
The Tragic Movement of the Spheres is a mysterious object investigating nothing less than the meaning of life.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Spain, Italy, France
- Year
- 2026
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 27'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
Shows of "like moths to light"
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Pathé 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Smriti~
- like moths to light
- The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
- The Tragic Movement of the Spheres
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
Pathé 6
This screening consists of the following films:
- Smriti~
- like moths to light
- The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
- The Tragic Movement of the Spheres
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
Cinerama 6
This screening consists of the following films:
- Smriti~
- like moths to light
- The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
- The Tragic Movement of the Spheres
In-personEnglish subtitledSoon available -
Pathé 6
This screening consists of the following films:
- Smriti~
- like moths to light
- The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
- The Tragic Movement of the Spheres
In-personEnglish subtitledSoon available