Sergio Pereda
Galicia / 2021 / Horror / 15 min.
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Synopsis
Ismael returns home after a long period of unsuccessful fishing on the high seas. The Galician village where he disembarks is a hungry and desolate landscape with a dead sea. His wife does not seem to be the same person, and his son has disappeared. Legends say that this has happened before... Ismael will have to face a land that is no longer his home.
Sergio Pereda
Cast
- Rosalía Castro
- Fernando Rivas
- Milo Taboada
Awards and Nominations
- Mellor Dirección, 49º CURTAS Festival do Imaxinario (España, 2021)
- 20º IIIFF - Imagine India International Film Festival (España, 2021)
- 2º PUFA - Pucela Fantástica (España, 2025)
Additional Information
Languages: Galician
Original Title: Sombra do Mar
The short film Sombra do Mar (Galicia, 2021) directed by Sergio Pereda was selected for the Partner Festival and Irmandades do Norte 2025 selections at the GFFF #9 2025 edition of the Galician Freaky Film Festival in Vigo, Galicia, Spain, the international genre, freak and fantastic film festival, competitive member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, and the only festival worldwide subtitling all short films in Galician.

