Like Moths to Light

A Short film of

Production year2026

Runtime26 min

Synopsis

A woman speaks from inside a machine that records her brain activity. She describes a mental labyrinth combining an old amusement park called Dreamland, 19th-century psychic photographs, contemporary experiments in brain decoding using AI, and Prophetic, a start-up whose goal is to control dreams. But what do our dreams see when they look at us? like moths to light is a meditation on the future of our dream worlds in the age of neurocapitalism.

Credits

Director (1)

Gala Hernández López
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Production and distribution (3)

Co-production : After Social Networks

Foreign production companies : Lo schermo dell'arte, 6980 Films

Film exports/foreign sales : Square Eyes

Full credits (6)

Executive Producer : Gala Hernández López

Director of Photography : Artur-Pol Camprubí

Music Composer : Hara Alonso

Editor : Dinah Ekchajzer

Sound mixer : Laura Tomás

Sound design : Laura Tomás

Media Gallery

23 JANUARY 2026

Trailer LIKE MOTHS TO LIGHT (IFFR 2026)

The last standing bastion of our intellectual independence and beating heart of our identity, dreams are now convoyed and researched by enterprises in both hemispheres. Blending scientific research with sensual visual poetry and impressive archival material Gala Hernández challenges our ideas of reality. like moths to light reminds us of the beauty and fragility of our inner-world and of the need to protect it from the parasitic, profit-driven world of enterprise. – Rebecca De Pas (IFFR 2026)

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction, Documentary
Production language : English
Coproducer countries : Spain, Italy, France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Production year : 2026
Runtime : 26 min
Color type : Color and Black & White
Aspect ratio : 1.85

News & awards

News (3)

French short films tour the world: April 2026

11 MAY 2026

News in brief

French short films tour the world: February 2026

11 MARCH 2026

News in brief

Selections (2)

International Short Film Festival Nijmegen (Go Short)
The Netherlands, 2026
European Competition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2026
Tiger Awards Competition

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