Wild Gleaming Space
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (IFFR)
Length: 90 min.
Director and Photography: Mauro Colombo
Producers: Abner Benaim, Arturo Méndiz
Executive producer: Isabella Galvez
Languages: Italian - Spanish, English, French, Dutch and Embera
Shooting locations: Panama, Spain, Chile, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands
With the support of: ICAA, ICEC, Programa Ibermedia, Dicine, Ciudad del Saber, UNIR
World premiere “Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival”, 2024
After the death of his father, Mauro, an Italian filmmaker living in Panama, encounters a lifeless body on a road in the middle of the jungle. He tries to revive him with a chest compression, the person comes back to life for a few seconds, and then passes away again. In front of this particular coincidence he embarks on an intimate journey into uncharted territories, looking for a dialogue with death.
Mauro immerses himself in intimate stories of unusual people that deal with extreme and indefinite spaces, challenging viewers to reflect on their own perceptions of the physical and symbolic frontiers of life and death.
"Wild Gleaming Space" is a visually stunning and emotionally profound documentary that offers an opening into deeper understanding amidst the backdrop of loss and the ever-present mysteries of existence.