The Path That Walks

Cannes Docs

The Path That Walks

Category: Spain Showcase

Directed by: Efthymia Zymvragaki

Produced by: Efthymia Zymvragaki | Gris Medio (Spain), Babet Touw | Witfilm (The Netherlands), Eirini Makedona | Ethereal (Greece)

Country of Production: Spain, The Netherlands, Greece

Original Title: Nar 'hi nan

Runtime: 85'

Expected Release: January 2028

Production Stage: Production

1st Feature: No

Looking for: Buyers, Gap Financing, Strategic Guidance, Sales Agents / Distributors, Festivals

Synopsis:

An ancient story travels ahead of me, from a time before the world had a name. I carry it into a boarding cooking school hidden in the Pyrenees, where fragile young lives speak through whispered instructions and shared meals. Our voices entwine. Words become spells, recipes become memory. In the forest, small rituals and altars made of food quietly appear.

Director’s Profile:

Efthymia Zymvragaki is a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer exploring intimacy, resilience, and human connection. Her feature documentaries include Light Falls Vertical (IDFA Envision 2022, EFA shortlist 2023) and Where the Silence is Heard (CPH:DOX 2026). An alumna of IDFAcademy, dok.incubator, and EURODOC, she merges psychology, fine arts, and photography into a poetic, immersive cinematic language. Efthymia produces, directs, and photographs her work, seeking spaces where words, gestures, and memories shape fragile yet powerful connections.

Producer’s Profile:

Babet Touw is a producer at WITFILM, developing creative documentaries and international co-productions. She has worked as producer and line producer on features and shorts, including Welded Together (2025), My Father, Nour and I (2023), and Letters to Vincent (2023). Babet is drawn to urgent, courageous, and hopeful stories crafted with a strong artistic vision.