The Cause Of The Accident That Started The Fire
2024 · 7m · Spain
Directed by Lope Serrano
Genres: comedy, drama, experimental
Tones: darkly comic, tense, whimsical
A young filmmaker spirals into creative crisis while directing a car accident scene that lacks a clear narrative cause, blurring the boundary between the fiction she's shooting and her own unraveling reality.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
Meta-cinematic Spanish-industry promo that's also a 9-minute film with Bayona and Albert Serra playing themselves — that's an absurd object and I'm in. Berta Prieto from Autodefensa anchoring helps.
Serrano's meta-cinematic gambit with Bayona and Albert Serra playing themselves is the sort of industry-self-aware exercise that recalls Olivier Assayas's Irma Vep. Berta Prieto from Autodefensa is well-cast for the register.
9:02 meta-cinematic short for Audiovisual from Spain with JA Bayona, Albert Serra, Bárbara Lennie, and Karla Sofía Gascón playing themselves — 18.3K views and 711 likes is a great ratio. CANADA producing means commercial-grade polish on what's essentially a Spanish-industry trailer that doubles as actual narrative.
Reviews
Extremely fun and creative, The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire packs so much stress and anxiety in its 7-minute runtime, showcased with incredible visuals.
Created with the goal of showcasing the talent, creativity, and expertise of the Spanish film industry, this short is more than just an inventive narrative piece — it's a calling card for an entire creative ecosystem.
Festivals
- D&AD Awards 2025, Yellow Pencil
- Cannes Lions 2025, Cannes Lion