Axier and his mother Isabel dress very elegant to have dinner together every evening. There are always three plates served on the table. Axier’s father doesn’t show up for the last seven years, but Isabel never looses the hope..
Axier is the first shorfilm directed by Vanessa Alami in 2012, co-directed with Alejadro Cortés in the city of Buenos Aires. During that period, Vanessa starts her future career as Photography Director in Cinema, however in this piece, shot in 16mm, she develops herself as director writing the script. In this short movie, the author who is based on the original text of Miquel Muñoz Nunca estuve en Galicia, enters us in a story of cynicism in a spectacular subtitle manner, under the view of an innocent six years old child.
Several members from the audiovisual platform Pantalla Rota were present on the shooting, such as Julio Araujo, Aiano Mineiro, Pedro Oswald, Laura Vaughan , Jose Maury,etc. The set counted with the assistance of the photographer Aiano Bemfica for the making of.
The credits graphics are from the graphic designer Borja Alami, who out stands for the originality and dynamism of his work.