Synopsis
After a long period of isolation brought on by personal experiences that left him deeply affected, a young man finally decides to go out with his friends. What begins as an attempt to return to normality is soon overshadowed by excess and a failed encounter that pushes him back into himself.
As the night progresses, reality begins to blur, pulling him into an unsettling journey through memories, losses and figures from his past.
Caught between confusion and drift, he is forced to confront what he has spent so long trying to escape.
Behind the Camera
Director’s Biography
Chris Ferro · Vigo, Spain
Chris Ferro is a Spanish filmmaker and creative director based in Vigo, Spain. His work explores memory, identity and the emotional weight of the past, often through atmospheric and strongly visual storytelling.
Before moving into narrative filmmaking, he built a strong career in digital communications and content creation. He is the creator of HISPANAE, a history-focused project that has reached a wide audience on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, where he developed a distinctive visual storytelling approach through research, editing and generative AI tools.
In 2025 he founded Eidolon AI Studio as a creative space to move beyond historical content and explore new narratives and cinematic genres.
Dad, is that you? marks his first official short film, representing a transition towards fiction filmmaking and a deeper exploration of intimate, psychological storytelling.
Director’s Statement
Dad, is that you? stems from a personal experience that stayed with me long after it happened.
This film represents a transition in my work: from historical storytelling towards a more intimate and psychological exploration of memory, identity and the emotional weight of the past.
I have always been drawn to how memory works: not as something linear, but as something that lingers, distorts and, at times, traps us. In this story, returning is not about moving forward — it is about confronting something that remains unresolved.
The narrative is deliberately minimalist. Rather than explain, I wanted to evoke a feeling: that quiet unease of facing something deeply familiar that no longer feels the same — or perhaps never did.
Visually, the film relies on atmosphere, light and silence to create a sense of disorientation, allowing the viewer to experience the journey from within.
Although it stems from a personal moment, the film is not about a specific event, but about a universal feeling: the impossibility of leaving certain things behind, and how some journeys — no matter how far we travel — only bring us back to the same place.
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