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For as long as she remembers, Francisca lives with an inexplicable and uncontrollable aversion to belly buttons. Nothing makes her more anxious than this simple part of the body and the shapes in the world that resemble it. When therapy isn't enough to solve her cherished phobia , Francisca turns to other types of methods - without any scientific basis and not recommended for anyone who suffers from the same condition.

FESTIVALS:

[2026] IFFR | International Film Festival Rotterdam [The Netherlands]
[2026] IndieLisboa - Festival Internacional de Cinema [Portugal]
[2026] Vienna Shorts [Austria]
[2026] Winnipeg Underground Film Festival [Canada]
[2026] Mediterranean Film Festival Split (Award for Best Film of the Student Short Films Competition) [Croatia]
[2026] Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival [Spain]
[2026] Palm Springs International ShortFest [EUA]
[2026] Valga Hot Shorts Short film festival [Estonia]
[2026] Triste para Sempre [Portugal]
[2026] Curtas Vila do Conde – Festival internacional de Cinema [Portugal]
[2026] Lago Film Fest - International Festival of Independent Cinema [Italy]
[2026] SHORTS MÉXICO – Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México [Mexico]
[2026] Cinemancia Festival Internacional de Cine [Colombia]
[2026] Drama International Short Film Festival [Greece]
[2026] Saint Petersburg International Experimental Film Festival [Russia]
[2026] Kyiv International Short Film Festival [Ukraine]
[2026] Caldas Film Fest [Portugal]
[2026] Edinburgh International University Film Festival [UK]
[2026] Vancouver International Film Festival [Canada]
[2026] Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival [The Netherlands]
[2026] Curt'Arruda [Portugal]
[2026] vistacurta - Festival de Curtas de Viseu [Portugal]
[2026] EUREKA University Film Festival [Colombia]
[2026] Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá - MIDBO [Colombia]