IMMERSIÓ

Immersion

España. 2009. Color. 25 min. Documental. Vídeo.

Film Director: Neus Ballús Montserrat.
Producer: Pau Subirós.

The short film explores the fascinating life of the aquatic creatures who frequently submerge themselves in the warm waters of a local swimming pool. People of all ages and conditions do what they can to get used to a medium that isn't, at first, their own. The film, shot entirely below the water.

Neus Ballús Montserrat

Neus was born in Mollet del Vallès-Barcelona in 1980. She graduated in Editing and Filmmaking at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University in 1999. Her first short films, 'La Gabi' (2004) and 'The grandad with the movie camera' (2005), were documentary portraits of two captivating characters: a transexual living in a traditional based community in Nicaragua; and an old man with a recently discovered passion for making films. Both works received wide acclaim in the international short film festival circuit. Then she moved on to a radically original way of filming with 'Immersion' (2008). The film received the ALCINE's Best Movie award. Neus combines her job as director with editing for other filmmakers. 'La plaga' is her first feature length film.