No. 34 · Short Film
STORY OF A FLAT-TIRED BICYCLE
HISTORIA DUNHA BICICLETA (sen aire nas rodas e chea de po)
Directed by Xoán Fernández Diz
Spain · 22 min
A girl decides to clean her old bike and take a ride by the sea. She hopes this will make her feel better.
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Trailer
About the film
A girl decides to clean her old bike and take a ride by the sea. She hopes this will make her feel better.
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Category
- Short Film
- Country
- Spain
- Year
- 2025
- Language
- Galician
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
Stills
Xoán Fernández Diz
(Cangas do Morrazo, 1997) He is just trying to make some films. Some of his works, like "Story of a flat-tired bicycle", have been selected in festivals such as the Busan International Short Film Festival, Curtocircuíto and MUTA Festival Internacional de Apropiación Audiovisual among others. He attended different courses taught by professionals such as Rita Azevedo Gomes, Carla Simón, José Luis Guerín and Guillermo Arriaga. Since 2021 he has been collaborating with the Cineclub Cangas.
— Director’s statement
When it seems like everything you have should make you happy, but you're not feeling well, you feel like that discomfort is just a whim. You know it isn't, but you can't see it any other way. What can you do to stop thinking like this? How can you help someone who feels this way?
At that moment, all you want is to be okay, or disappear, so no one remembers you.
Credits
- Directed by
- Xoán Fernández Diz
- Written by
- Xoán Fernández Diz
- Produced by
- Catuxa Prieto
- Production company
- KIDS COLECTIVO
- Cinematography
- Sara Malvido
- Editing
- Xoán Fernández Diz
- Sound
- Xaquín Lema Canosa
- Music
- Samuel Costas Meira
- Principal cast
- Paula Gavilán - The Girl Lydia Prada - Her friend Anxo Outumuro - Her other friend
- Also
- Alba Solveira - 1AD and Script Carlos Barba - Dress and Make up Anxo Somoza - Dress and Make up Iván Juncal - 1AC and Making Of Erandi Castillo - 2AC and Still Photography
— Festivals and awards
1. FaCom Fest 2025: BEST SHORT FILM and BEST EDITING. (Santiago de Compostela, November 2025) 2. Novos Cinemas 2025: Sección Ceres - Finalist. (Pontevedra, December 2025) 3. First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Volume 13 - Student Shorts - Finalist (Reino Unido/Online. december 2025) 4. Cinematic Luxe Indie Showcase: Best Short - Finalist (USA, Online, february 2026) 5. Eastern Europe Film Festival: BEST STUDENT FILMMAKER - HONORABLE MENTION (Online, March 2026) 6. Papagena Festival: Finalist (Brasil, Online, April 2026) 7. 43rd BISFF Busan International Short Film Festival: Best International Short Film - Finalist (Busan, April 2026) 8. Global Student’s Film Workshop: Finalist (Beijing, May 2026) 9. Metropolis Film Festival: Best Student Short Film - Finalist (Milán, May 2026) 10. 23rd CURTOCIRCUÍTO: Planeta GZ - Finalist (Santiago de Compostela, July 2026) 11. Encontro con Xoán Fernández Diz - NOVOS CINEMAS (Cangas do Morrazo, July 2026) 12. Golden Short Film Festival: Best Student Film – Winner (Online, agosto 2026) 🏆 13. SIFF Santander International Film Festival PICKNIC (Santander, agosto 2026) 14. MAC MARÍN - Cinema Xove - Finalist TBA (Marín, August 2026) 15. 23rd Cheongju International Short Film Festival - Finalist TBA (Cheongju, August 2026) 16. 2nd Itaewon Film Festival - Finalist TBA (Seoul, September 2026) 17. 10th Cinema a Pedal - Finalist TBA (Nigrán, September 2026) 18. 48th Semana de Cine de Lugo: Sección Oficial - Finalist TBA (Lugo, September 2026) 19. Imoiff Creatives & Film Festival: Best Short - Finalist TBA (Nigeria, November 2026)
STORY OF A FLAT-TIRED BICYCLE is part of the Official Selection of the BIUFF Founding Edition 2026.