
Hugo Amoedo Canal
Directing
Biography
Hugo Amoedo Canal has directed several short films exploring different genres (fiction, documentary, and film diaries), addressing themes such as love, exile, and uncertainty. He seeks to combine intimate and political elements, drama and comedy. His short films have been showcased at festivals such as Zinebi (Bilbao), Punto de Vista (Pamplona), Festival D'A (Barcelona), IndieLisboa, Curtocircuito (Santiago de Compostela), PlayDoc (Tui), and Fidba (Buenos Aires), as well as at venues like Bozar Film Brussels, the Belgian Cinematek, and the Galician CGAI.
Known For

i was home with my kid and, all of a sudden, i get a voice message from raquel — i hadn’t heard from her in a long time — so i listened to it, and she tells me all these things and then she asks, do you remember moon safari? and i’m like, of course, of course i remember moon safari
Moon Safari

Werner Herzog has fallen in love with me.
Ejercicio 3: Documental

Galician writer Xavier Queipo is getting ready to move back to his homeland after more than 30 years of living in Brussels. He empties his house and puts his memories in boxes the removal company loads onto their truck to take them to Spain. Another Galician man, the filmmaker Hugo Amoedo, who is based in Brussels, too, wonders whether and when he’ll be back in his homeland. In the meantime, he teaches his son to ride a bike, wonders, dreams, struggles to unravel ideas for films, and argues with the clerks of the Brussels post.
Closed boxes open boxes

I remember Europa and I were not having a great time.
Europa

Robin and Robin meet in a laundry.
Robin & Robin

Sonsoles said she came from an island.
On n'a pas fait l'amour

In Wallonia, there's a place called Camping Wesertal, where Jacques Doum, a former oil trader in his eighties, and the people who have installed their trailers on his land must coexist throughout the year. Camping Wesertal is a Wallonian western, a Master's project for Luca School of Arts in Brussels.