Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's 'La bola negra' Premieres at Cannes

Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known as Los Javis, premiered their film 'La bola negra' at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the surprise of the Official Selection. The nearly three-hour film weaves three interconnected stories around the figure of Federico García Lorca and his unfinished work, serving as a love letter to the poet. Despite arriving as unknowns, the directors garnered significant international distributor interest before the screening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière. Critics noted the film challenges traditional heterosexual perspectives on Lorca. The directors previously found critical success in France with 'La mesías' and in the US with 'La veneno'.