The horizon of the disaster has always been there. Throughout the 15th century it caused powerful and uncontrolled mass rebellions, and sparked several heretical movements that fought against the authority and demonstrated other ways of understanding the world. Eles transportan a morte seek to blend narration and experimentation to create an audiovisual experience that invokes these dissenting times.
Duration: 90’
Language: Galician and Spanish
Shooting format: 16mm
Shooting location: Galicia and Canary Islands
Synopsis
Among the crew of the expedition led by Christopher Columbus are three men who should already be dead. They were able to avoid being executed in exchange for their participation on this dubious journey. Now, having stolen the rudder and sail from the Santa Maria, they flee with them on a long wandering trip with three women: the sibyl, the healer and the witch.