Be a Man
Title: Be a Man
Director: Lucas Parra
Screenplay: Lucas Parra and Valèria Cuní, based on a story by Lucas Parra
Cast: Raúl Prieto, Lucas Catalán, José Rasero, Nico Montoya, Judit Farrés
Duration: 20 min.
Year: 2025
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Miguelito, an innocent seven-year-old boy, accompanies his father and grandfather on a hunt that will change him forever.
Production Companies: Sumendi Filmak, Kabak Films, Mamma Team
Producers: Jofre Farré, Ander Sagardoy Múgica, Eneko Sagardoy
Coproducer: Albert Soler
Executive Producer: Alba Fortes
Cinematography: Dani Benejam
Production Designer: Nagore Galdos Burgoa
Music: Arnau Bataller
Production manager: Ferran Giol Gort
Editing: Oriol Domènech
Sound: Jordi Rossinyol, Sarah Romero
Distribution: Selected Films
About the Director: Lucas Parra (Barcelona, 1998) is a film and advertising director known for his passion and dedication in the audiovisual world. He is currently involved in the development of two feature films while showcasing his creativity as an advertising director at the renowned production companies MammaTeam, ROMA, and RadicalMedia Berlin. Additionally, he works as a film professor at the ESCAC university, where he graduated in 2020.
Awards:
- Mejor Cortometraje – Almagro International Film Festival 2025 (Spain)
- Mejor Cortometraje Nacional – Certamen de Cortos de Arnedo Octubre Corto 2025 (Spain)
- Premio Aluex – Abycine – Cortometrajes 2025 (Spain)
- Tercer Premio — Certamen de Cortometrajes de Carabanchel (Spain)
Selections:
- European Film Festival of Lille 2026 (France)
- Muestra de Cine de Palencia 2026 (Spain)
- Short. Sweet. Film Fest 2026 (USA)
- Certamen de Cortometrajes de Carabanchel (Spain)
- Certamen Selectivo Único 2026 (Spain)
- Premis Castellitx – Curtmetratges en Català 2026 (Spain)
- Austin Film Festival – Shorts 2025 (USA)
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Quillota 2025 (Chile)
- Petit Plan 2025 (Greece)
- Festival de Cortos Villa de La Orotava 2025 (Spain)
- Festival Corto Cortismo de Miguelturra 2025 (Spain)
- MAN!FEST – Manrique Festival 2025 (Spain)
- Festival de Cine de Hellín – FECHE 2025 (Spain)
- Cortopilar – Pilar de la Horadada – Cortometrajes 2025 (Spain)
- Austin Film Festival – Shorts 2025 (Estados Unidos)
- Abycine – Cortometrajes 2025 (Spain)
- Certamen de Cortos de Arnedo Octubre Corto 2025 (Spain)
- Concurso K-Lidoscopi 2025 (Spain)
- Almagro International Film Festival 2025 (Spain)
