Testemuñas dunha illa

In 1926 Vida, a simple, young Slovenian woman leaves fascist Italy due of poverty. She emigrates as a wet nurse to Alexandria in Egypt to support her family. Her poor peasant existences changes to a life in luxury.

Those days became a moment in time, because it never truly belonged to us.

Photographs, documents, and keepsakes. The silence in Carlos's house exposes the arrival of an unwelcome visitor: death. The inevitable presence of the end invites him to reflect on the cycle of life as he revisits the memories of a restless life.

Days after running away from home, Pablo roams the streets with nothing but a backpack. One night he comes across Regina, who knows the streets by heart, the two end up bonding over photographs, as they both use them as a means of escape.

In a captivating monologue, a character who calls himself a "Bon Vivant" reveals three principles he learned to genuinely love life. With lightness and depth, the short film invites the viewer to rediscover the pleasure of simply living.

Two strangers, one choice. Sometimes destiny introduces us to the last person we ever expected to meet, and that person can change our lives forever.