37th edition
18-26 january 2025

Let it die

Dejar que muera

Irène Segovia

Image Let it die
Spain
2023 Fiction 14 min
OV with French subtitles
Alba has always manageed to get herself out of trouble. She is 20 years old and works in a flower factory. Her life takes a turn when she receives a call informing her that her father, who she hasn’t seen for years, has died. Alba abandons her job to take care of all the paperwork that comes with death while she searches inside herself for a reason to cry and mourn.
Cast : Juls Sobrón, Ana Barja, Eva Poch, Sonia Barba, Lluis Martin, Lidia Coll, Rosa Riba, Pau Berlanga
Scenario : Irene Segovia, Juando Cortijos
Cinematography : Jordi Manchado
Sound : Zoe Galán
Editing : Javier Cobo
Production : Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC)
Distribution : Films on the Road
Irene Segovia grew up in Madrid. In 2018, she won a scholarship to study at the Catalan Film and Audiovisual College (ESCAC), where she directed Dejar que muera, a short film selected for several festivals. Today, she is continuing to carve out a promising future as a director with her next short film Ni sin tí.