Nena is a short film that brings us closer to a social and cultural reality with which many families live. It is an audiovisual piece that delves into the perpetuation of gender roles in the private sphere, perhaps more notorious than in the public one; about the consequences of eluding responsibilities and about the value of commitment.
This short film represents the directorial debut of Xosé A. Touriñán, who also stars in this piece alongside his daughter Antía, Carlos Blanco, and David Perdomo. It is a story that speaks of loss and affections from the point of view of a 12-year-old girl. It is a narrative that relies on comedy to tell us about tragedy. A counterposition of terms that uses humor as an added value, as one more resource in the midst of daily learning and without limits, implicit in the mere act of living. Nena is an invitation to critical reflection, but also to the possibility of doing so with a human and de-dramatized touch.
