Tale of Shepherds

In the highlands of Granada, Spain in 2027, a geologist who works as a trainee at the Prehistory and Paleontological Museum of Orce encounters a profoundly hurt shepherd. Their lives intertwine as they explore the story of a homestead that appears and disappears at will. Inexplicable events unsettle the inhabitants of these isolated communities; one such event includes the discovery of a rare rock in the surrounding area - perhaps a meteorite? In his first feature film, Jaime Puertas Castillo synthesizes elements from ancient myths and futuristic insights in order to formulate a poetic, formalistically adventurous meditation on the "obliteration" – or the transformation – of the agricultural and livestock universe, a crucial part of the human experience that has lasted for centuries, yet is now being gradually abandoned in the contemporary world. A hypnotic, genre-defying meeting between the past, present and future in the landscape of dreams, through the lens of an innovative cinematic approach with unparalleled visual style.

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Direction: Jaime Puertas Castillo

Script: Jaime Puertas Castillo

Cinematography: Àlvar Riu Dolz

Editing: Gerard Borràs Montoro

Sound: Sarah Romero Teti

Music: Lu Wang (DK)

Actors: Mari Marín and Belén Marín, Yusuf Román, Antón Rodríguez, Virtudes Gómez, Suhaila Román, Dulce Rodríguez, Mª Carmen Torres

Production: Películas María S.L.

Producers: Maria Riera Peris

Production Design: Erik Rodríguez Fernández

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 80'

Contact: Películas Maria

Jaime Puertas Castillo

Jaime Puertas Castillo (Puebla de don Fadrique, 1996) grew up between Andalusia and Catalonia. He started filming in his birthplace, among family and friends, but it was in Barcelona where he later met his film production team. Having worked on the film Los Páramos (2019) together, they are now releasing Historia de pastores (2024), their first feature film.

Filmography

2019 Los Paramos
2024 Historia de pastores