(2025, Spain, 14 min.)
Director: Elena Infante Pérez
Category/Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Sports
New Obsession is a poetic and emotional short documentary that follows Ana, a climber from Extremadura (Spain), as she attempts to conquer the most difficult route of her life: “Postmortem”, graded 8b+. But this is more than a physical challenge. Still mourning the recent loss of her dog, Ana finds herself confronting a deeper emotional journey. Between climbs and quiet moments of reflection, Ana’s obsession becomes a way to process grief, guilt, and the complex bond between human and animal. Her final attempt is infused with memory and emotion, as she channels the love and pain into one last push toward the top. Told through an experimental and intimate lens, New Obsession transcends the world of climbing to explore the delicate connection between suffering and beauty.