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May the birds shelter you from the sky
Que los pájaros te protejan del cielo
Director: JOEL JIMÉNEZ
Year: -
Duration: 14 minutes
Genre: Short-film
Cast: RODOLFO JIMÉNEZ, NIDIA JARA, RODOLFO JIMÉNEZ, KRISTEL PORRAS, MEGAN JIMÉNEZ, MATTHEW JIMÉNEZ Y JOEL JIMÉNEZ
A MUBOX STUDIO production
Producers: DANIEL PEÑA Y ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ
Executive producer: JOEL JIMÉNEZ
Script: JOEL JIMÉNEZ
Editing: JOEL JIMÉNEZ
Sound design: LAURA GANTES
SYNOPSIS
A hummingbird watches a family from the garden through a bedroom window and ponders about human existence. Before his departure, he flutters his wings and awaits the release of a transient soul.
FESTIVALS
- In distribution

BIO-FILMOGRAPHY
JOEL JIMENEZ
(b. 1993, Costa Rica) is an artist and filmmaker based in Madrid, Spain. His interdisciplinary practice combines photography, film and installation, integrating historical research and environmental psychology to explore the complex dynamics between humans and their surroundings. His work focuses on spaces with layered identities and stagnant conditions, challenging linear historical narratives and dissecting the imprints of trauma and power embedded in these landscapes.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including PhotoEspaña (Madrid, 2021), PhotoVogue (Milan, 2024), Paris Photo (Paris, 2024), Les Boutographies (Montpellier, 2022), among others. He has been featured in publications like British Journal of Photography, Der Greif, GUP Magazine and Revista Balam. He is the recipient of the Paris Photo Carte Blanche Étudiants Award (2024).
His films have been screened in festivals such as Aegean Film Festival (GR), INTHEPALACE Film Festival (BG), D’A Film Festival (ES), Signs of the Night (TH), and ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival (ID), among others.
