Private Project

Eir's Breath

Ane attends a birthday party in the countryside. Suddenly, inexplicably, all of them are dead except Ane, that runs away into the woods.

  • Karlos Alastruey
    Director
  • Karlos Alastruey
    Writer
  • Javier Alastruey
    Writer
  • Karlos Alastruey
    Producer
  • Ángela López
    Key Cast
  • Alejandra Mayordomo
    Key Cast
  • Paula Boneta
    Key Cast
  • Antonio Meler
    Key Cast
  • Amaia Aberasturi
    Key Cast
  • Iñigo Floristán
    Cinematographer
  • Jon Uriol
    Sound
  • Germán Ormaechea
    Original score
  • María Litago
    Art director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El hálito de Eir
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, thriller
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 29, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival
    Bucheon
    Korea, Republic of
    July 16, 2018
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Action On Film Festival
    Las Vegas
    United States
    August 22, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • West Coast International Film Festival
    Malibu, California
    United States
    October 13, 2018
    California Premiere
    Georges Mélies award for Best Picture
Director Biography - Karlos Alastruey

Karlos Alastruey is a Basque and Bahá'í filmmaker from Bilbao, based in Navarre. He started making films in 2003 after a visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina that impressed him. He has created critically-acclaimed films that have screened worldwide at over 100 international film festivals and earned 20 awards. His work deals with the human identity, the condition of woman, and the teenage viewpoint (in his words, "the most sincere age in a human life"). He creates films with surreal, fantasy and experimental elements. Sitges International Film Festival reserved a full slot to premiere three of his films in 2012. His feature film "Sometime in the Night" (2016) received the award to best foreign feature at the prestigious Action On Film Festival 2016, California.

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Director Statement

This film is a reflection about the frailty of the human being, especially during your teenager years. Your dreams sometimes are your only refuge.