For the Last Time

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.

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.

In September 1985, an event would forever change the way of life for the inhabitants of Illa de Arousa: the construction of a bridge connecting it to the rest of the mainland. Electricity wiring, hot water availability, and transportation were some of the complications at the time. What was life like back then? What did people do when there were medical emergencies? Did life on the island really improve after the bridge was built? In this documentary, we hear from the people of Arousa who witnessed the entire process of change.

A son visits his aging mother and sees tragic, intermittent signs of senility, but she pleads with him not to send her to a sanitarium.