Robot dreams

Feature films in competition

2023

90'

Dog is a lonely hound who lives in Manhattan. One day he decides to build a robot, to have a friend to talk to. Their friendship grows until they become inseparable. But one summer night, Dog, to his great sorrow, is forced to abandon Robot on the beach. Will they manage to find each other again?

A tender, fascinating and imaginative film about the power of friendship.

*The screening in Barcelona will be accessible to deaf people (descriptive subtitles) and with a presentation with a catalan sign language interpreter.

Three reasons to watch this session

1

Conectarás con el sentimiento de nostalgia y la belleza de las relaciones humanas
2

Viajarás al pasado y recorrerás los paisajes más icónicos del Nueva York de los años 80
3

Disfrutarás de unos gráficos 2D fieles al maravilloso cómic de Sara Varon

Highlights

11/4/2023 – 11:30 AM

Q&A with José Luis Ágreda

Barcelona, Mooby Bosque

José Luis Ágreda, art director of such notable national films as Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (Goya 2020 for best animated film), will be with us at the opening in Barcelona to share what the creative and making process of Robot dreams was like.

11/4/2023 – 12:00 PM

Q&A with Pablo Berger

Madrid, Mk2 Cine Paz

Pablo Berger, director of such memorable films in Spanish cinema as Torremolinos 73 (2003) or Blancanieves (2012), will be present at the opening of the festival to talk about his new film, and his first animated film, Robot dreams.