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Aqueronte
In Greek mythology, Acheron is the name given to one of the rivers in the Underworld. Except for ancient heroes and goddesses, no living creature has ever crossed it. With this myth in mind, Manuel Muñoz Rivas turns the daily passage of a ferry on a Spanish river into a ritual crossing of sacred beauty, as the passengers’ souls wander through suspended narrations of everyday life. Conversations, faces, and laughter forge an atmosphere with an enveloping visual style.
Aqueronte is a unique gem that splits open the idea of the documentary to create a lively performance where different ideas of passages find common ground.
Bio Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor Manuel Muñoz Rivas (1978, Spain) studied at the International School of Film and Television in San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba. He has also lived in England, Chile, and Portugal, but nowadays, Spain is his home base once again. His work explores a familiar geographic area to him: Andalusia. He pays close attention to the aesthetics and poetics of the landscape and the photogenic value of the human face, as part of a hybrid approach that transcends the conventions of fiction and documentary.
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- This film was #78 in the “Greatest” Short Films of All Time 2025