In the seven chapters, about 35 minutes long, of this documentary series written and directed by Colomer and produced by Minoria Absoluta, the viewer will learn about his past as a chess champion, soccer referee, porn content creator and rag picker, among others. , with a first-person, original, agile and daring story that captivates from the first moment
In its commitment to productions in the original version in Catalan, HBO Max premieres this Friday, the 24ththe new proposal by the same author of ‘Vitals’his other original series in that language: ‘The Lives of Felix’, a docuseries in which Felix Colomerupon fatherhood, explores the various activities he has carried out throughout his unconventional life, visiting the places and people who accompanied him, to reflect on the lessons he has extracted from them. With all this he composes this original audiovisual letter addressed to his son, Riu, so that he can decide when he grows up if it is worth following in his footsteps.
In the seven chaptersabout 35 minutes long, of this documentary series written and directed by Colomer and produced by Minoria Absoluta, the viewer will learn about his past as chess champion, soccer referee, porn content creator and rag picker, among others, with a first-person, original, agile and daring story that captivates from the first moment. Although it is also available in Spanish, its original language is Catalan, “something that should be normal, that everyone could film in the language they want. Hopefully in a while we won’t have to highlight it,” the creator and director comments to EL PERIÓDICO, from the Prensa Ibérica group, and with the camera on his shoulder: “The most natural and truthful way for things to be real and without intermediaries,” he adds.
From chess to porn
In the first chapter, Colomer digs into his past as little chess champion, remembering all the anguish and stress that this discipline caused him. After chess, he switched to soccer and in his teens he became federated referee of preferred leagues. But one day she left him and will reveal why. He began his third stage at the age of 19, when he created the first pornographic movie website in Catalan. It was a ‘boom’ in his life, but he discovered how sexist the industry was and it gave him a complex.
His other life was like trap singer in a group that he formed with his partner, Valeria, who achieved great success, but they don’t know whether to continue and they consult the most successful man in Spain. At age 27, despite his carnivorous past, he became a very active vegan on social networks and very aggressive against meat consumers, which caused contradictions. Likewise, Colomer ran in front of the police and during the demonstrations in Barcelona for the release of rapper Pablo Hasél in 2021, the banner went viral: “You have taught us that being peaceful is useless.” The last chapter is dedicated to explaining to his son that they created it accidentally and how this changed their relationship.
The author
Félix Colomer (Sabadell, 1993), who in his first original series for HBO Max in Catalan ‘Vitals. A human story showed in three chapters, with an exciting and hopeful story, how people lived in a hospital every day In the midst of the Covid pandemic, he is the author of other interesting works made after training at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya ESCAC), where he specialized in documentary and editing. His first feature film as a director, ‘Sashas’, It obtained, among other awards, a special mention at the Seminci and a nomination at the Gaudí Film Awards, and the controversial ‘Shotballa powerful first-person account of victims and aggressors of pedophiliahas toured festivals around the world and has won awards at Sole Luna Doc, RIFFA and FIC-CAT, among others.