Eloy Domínguez Serén
Birthday
1985-05-01
Eloy Domínguez Serén - Director, Writer known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Wild is the Wind» (2026),
Eloy Domínguez Serén was born in 1985 in Simes, Galicia.
He studied in Barcelona and Milan before moving to Sweden, where he began his filmmaking work. His practice moves between documentary and fiction, with a particular focus on displacement, geographical and emotional margins, forms of belonging, and the relationship between body, territory and identity.
His films have been selected and awarded at some of the leading international festivals for documentary and auteur cinema, including IDFA, Visions du Réel, Clermont-Ferrand, Cinéma du Réel, FID Marseille, True/False, Mar del Plata, BAFICI, Edinburgh and Jeonju, and have been screened at institutions such as Anthology Film Archives, the Centre Pompidou and the Museo Reina Sofía.
His first feature-length documentary, NO COW ON THE ICE, premiered at Visions du Réel in 2015 and received awards at several international festivals. In 2017 he took part in Berlinale Talents with HAMADA, which premiered at IDFA in 2018 and was later awarded at festivals such as Visions du Réel, Cinéma du Réel, Gijón and Porto/Post/Doc.
In 2020 he directed THE BODIES, selected by festivals such as IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand, Jeonju, True/False and BAFICI. In 2022 he premiered SEABREAKER, his first fiction short film, which won the Silver Biznaga for Best Short Film at the Málaga Film Festival, was shortlisted for the Goya Awards and was selected by numerous international festivals.
His latest feature, TRALOVENTO (WILD IS THE WIND, 2026), has been selected for the Morelia, Mar del Plata and Thessaloniki film festivals. It continues a filmography marked by attention to peripheral spaces, the observation of reality, and the tension between intimate experience and social context. Alongside his work as a director, he teaches at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
He studied in Barcelona and Milan before moving to Sweden, where he began his filmmaking work. His practice moves between documentary and fiction, with a particular focus on displacement, geographical and emotional margins, forms of belonging, and the relationship between body, territory and identity.
His films have been selected and awarded at some of the leading international festivals for documentary and auteur cinema, including IDFA, Visions du Réel, Clermont-Ferrand, Cinéma du Réel, FID Marseille, True/False, Mar del Plata, BAFICI, Edinburgh and Jeonju, and have been screened at institutions such as Anthology Film Archives, the Centre Pompidou and the Museo Reina Sofía.
His first feature-length documentary, NO COW ON THE ICE, premiered at Visions du Réel in 2015 and received awards at several international festivals. In 2017 he took part in Berlinale Talents with HAMADA, which premiered at IDFA in 2018 and was later awarded at festivals such as Visions du Réel, Cinéma du Réel, Gijón and Porto/Post/Doc.
In 2020 he directed THE BODIES, selected by festivals such as IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand, Jeonju, True/False and BAFICI. In 2022 he premiered SEABREAKER, his first fiction short film, which won the Silver Biznaga for Best Short Film at the Málaga Film Festival, was shortlisted for the Goya Awards and was selected by numerous international festivals.
His latest feature, TRALOVENTO (WILD IS THE WIND, 2026), has been selected for the Morelia, Mar del Plata and Thessaloniki film festivals. It continues a filmography marked by attention to peripheral spaces, the observation of reality, and the tension between intimate experience and social context. Alongside his work as a director, he teaches at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
The most significant works of Eloy Domínguez Serén
Wild is the Wind
2026
Full filmography Eloy Domínguez Serén
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