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Stallion y la bola de cristal

Stallion and a Crystal Ball
Berlinale Shorts 2026
© Archivo Guardián
In his dark and silent room, a secluded teenager, sick with a burning desire, casts a spell. As hallucinations warp his reality, a bubble threatens to burst – something must break. A poetic fever dream exploring queer longing and the mysteries and mysticism of adolescence.

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by Christian Avilés (Director, Screenplay)
with Gerard Ribera, Dudu Alves, Cristina Plazas Spain 2026 Spanish 19' Colour World premiere

With

  • Gerard Ribera
  • Dudu Alves
  • Cristina Plazas

Crew

Director Christian Avilés
Screenplay Christian Avilés
Cinematography Manuel G. Romero
Editing Christian Avilés
Music Christian Avilés
Sound Design Christian Avilés, Jimmy Solórzano
Costumes Pau Aulí
Make-Up Gloria Nuñez
Art Director Dani Flamarique
Producers Christian Avilés, Manuel G. Romero
Executive Producers Christian Avilés, Manuel G. Romero, Judit Navarro
Co-Producers Sergi Casamitjana, Aintza Serra

Produced by

Archivo guardián

Barcelona, Spain

Co-produced by

Escándalo films

Barcelona, Spain

World Sales

KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

Photos

Christian Avilés

©Manuel G. Romero

Born in Barcelona, Spain in 1997, the director, writer and composer has a strong interest in the intersection between the worldly and the spiritual. He studied film at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC) and was already invited to Berlinale Shorts with his debut short film, La herida luminosa, which went on to screen at over 100 international festivals and was nominated for Best Short Film at both the European Film Awards and the Gaudí Awards. Stallion y la bola de cristal is his second short. Its themes of teenage spirituality, magic and suicide connect it to his debut feature film project which is currently in the early stages of development.

Filmography

2023 La herida luminosa (Daydreaming so vividly about our Spanish holidays); short film, Berlinale 2023 2026 Stallion y la bola de cristal (Stallion and a Crystal Ball); short film, Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026