Wild Cards

After the Cities

1 hr. 26 min. | Documentary | Pegi 13

Santiago de Compostela, in north-western Spain, marks the end of the Camino de Santiago. Yet the city is shaped not only by its best-known landmarks and streets, but also by the eyes of the countless travellers drawn to it. In this experimental film, Xacio Baño uses actors’ voices to bring to life letters, notes and postcards sent to and from Santiago de Compostela. The result is a poetic travelogue that reveals a shared experience of place, with the city emerging as a space where memory and human connection take tangible form.

Xacio Baño

Xacio Baño

Xacio Baño is a filmmaker who writes, produces and directs fiction and documentary films. His short films have screened at major international festivals, including Locarno, San Sebastián, the Viennale and New Directors/New Films at MoMA. His debut feature, Trote, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018. Continuing his exploration of memory, landscape and identity, Baño presented his second feature, After the Cities, at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.


Languages
Galician, Spanish, English
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Después de las ciudades
Produced
2026: Spain

Film information

Director
Xacio Baño
Producers
Tamara Canosa
Screenplay
Xacio Baño, Tamara Canosa
Music
Xavier Bértolo
Cinematography
Lucía C. Pan
More information
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