Julen Duhau

The point where two clashing, antipathetic worlds meet is known to locals as the Crossroad.

Winner of the Best Basque Language Short Film (Mejor Cortometraje en Euskara 2025) award at the 17th Express Cinema Festival of Portugalete. Following the festival's requisites, the short was made in under 10 hours and revolves around the prompt all entries shared: the invisible.

Etienne narrowly earns a living by being a street performer, namely a living statue. Moved to action by his landlord's ultimatum, he must do various jobs during the day to make the rent, but his efforts are unfruitful. Having met a dead end, Etienne has no choice but to accept his fate.

As usual, four women meet on the same bus on their commute to work. During this daily ten-minute journey they share experiences to let off steam from their suffocating routines, becoming a microcosm of society. Though each woman bears a distinct burden, their collective journey serves to diminish the struggle, ultimately showing us that the meaning is found along the way, and not at the last stop of our odysseys.