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Longing for Light

An exploration of Barcelona through light, as it falls on the streets of the city and the people around me who live there: my chosen family. The sun as a brush that naturally highlights what can be seen and what remains in the darkness, clashing with the human artifice of the city, captured with my filmmaker's gaze. A gaze affected by being a lesbian from a small town in Lleida who's been living in Barcelona for 13 years. A journey from the intimacy of the rooms, friends and lovers that surround me, through the narrow streets of the Raval district to the sunset on the mountain of Montjuïc. From the city to urban nature, the lights and shadows, its people and their ability to be and exist.

Longing for Light

NR 2023
When We Meet

“We met at the start of winter. Now it is April. To start this letter, we want to show you the city that we’ve got to know and filmed together.” In this way begins the film that was collectively created by a group of young migrants to tell the story and experiences of six people who migrated to Barcelona a long time ago. The group of filmmakers invite us on a journey which is, at the same time, exterior, poetic and introspective, through the city, the trees and the moon. A celebration of cinema and the possibility to share life and make the world a bigger place.

When We Meet

NR 2023
Karate-do: The Path of Sandra Sánchez

She is not a dragon, though in the dojo you'd swear otherwise. This is Sandra Sánchez, and she's going down in history as one of the greatest karate has ever seen. This is the story of her unique path. Her 'Do'. A winding story of playing at karate as a child, to navigating an abusive relationship as an adult, and concluding in her unbelievable and record-smashing penultimate year competing in the three most prestigious karate championships, and winning all three. Success is never an easy path, but at the Tokyo Olympics Sandra fought for, and against many struggles, as she claimed her place in history.

Karate-do: The Path of Sandra Sánchez

8.3 2023
Karim's Footsteps

Documentary about Abdul Karim, the most famous porter of the Karakoram, born in Hushé, a small village in northern Pakistan where the only way to earn money to survive the harsh winters is to work as a mountain porter with the expeditions on the highest peaks in the country. He climbed with the greatest mountaineers: Messner, Kukuczka, Boivin, Bonington... But his last, most ambitious and revolutionary project of all was to create the first women's mountaineering team in Baltistan.

Karim's Footsteps

6.0 2023
What Was Your Previous Name? And Other Silly Questions

A documentary that shows the life of trans people, their daily lives, and experiences. It makes clear terms and definitions still unknown to the general public and puts identity as a common need in the human experience. With a great sense of humor, a journey through the experiences of different trans people will be made, who explain how their transition process has been and what obstacles and barriers they have encountered. In addition, you can hear expert voices that work for the health and welfare of transgender people.

What Was Your Previous Name? And Other Silly Questions

NR 2023
Everyone's friend

A photograph, a toy locomotive, and a newspaper clipping are the starting point for this story, born from a child's fascination with the true identity of Auke Bert Pattist. This child, now an adult, struggles with old newspapers, legal evidence, and suspicions that blur the reconstruction of the Nazi who enchanted his childhood. Through witnesses, unpublished documents, and locations, we delve into the figure of a Waffen SS lieutenant who came to Spain and integrated easily. Little by little, we discover a peculiar, polyglot character with a gift for people, well-known in certain circles, who, unlike his fugitive compatriots, never went into hiding despite having endured several extradition attempts. Few knew, or didn't want to know, about Pattist's dark past, when he was known as "The Executioner of Drenthe" for acts he never repented of.

Everyone's friend

NR 2023
I Had a Life

Jesús arrives at a housing and employment reincorporation center, after living on the streets for a decade. Now Jesús’ life is full of rules. His struggle doesn’t make sense if he is not free to make his own decisions. After years of depending on social services he leaves the program with all of the risks this decision entails. Elena, the coordinator of the supervised accommodation, is writing her thesis on the reincorporation of homeless people. When Jesús leaves, her research takes a turn and she focuses her thesis on Jesús’ life story. Elena becomes his only emotional support. A brave documentary that seeks to provide a humanist view, an anthropological, non-paternalistic approach to human bodies that at some point are detached from the social body, and a profound interrogation of social normalcy, prejudice, and stigmatization that renders people invisible.

I Had a Life

NR 2023
[Non]-Human Person

Sandra and Cecilia are two great apes that live secluded and exhibited in two Argentine zoos in terrible conditions. The NGO Proyecto Gran Simio contacts a group of Argentine lawyers to begin a journey to achieve recognition of the three fundamental rights: the right to life, liberty and non-torture. Against them, they will have the zoo managers, related to the animal trafficking mafias, afraid of losing their economic benefits at the expense of the animals. Candela, a photojournalist, begins an investigation to gather scientific, biological and evolutionary arguments that demonstrate our similarities with Sandra and Cecilia.

[Non]-Human Person

NR 2023
Phrases of My Stories

Night of San Juan at the end of the 90s. Helena and Lorenzo spend their last hours together as lovers, since he is married and she has a partner. Between the entrance and the reception of a small hostel, we will see how their relationship will end, and we will witness their pain and confusion. This story will link up with others, such as that of Óscar, a taxi driver who takes them to the hostel; that of Nicolás, the receptionist, and Yumilis; and that of Flauti and Javi, Nicolás's co-workers. After breaking up with Lorenzo, Helena wanders down the streets of Madrid, where she will receive a mysterious and empowering message, which will make her see that she has an exciting life ahead of her in the diverse and multicultural Madrid.

Phrases of My Stories

NR 2023
Unzué. L’últim equip del Juancar

The story of Juan Carlos Unzué's daily life during two and a half years, since the former goalkeeper and trainer of Barça went public with his ALS diagnosis in June 2020. Right from day one he decided, on the one hand, to lend visibility to the disease in order to denounce the lack of help for those who suffer from it and, on the other, to organise a big event to raise as much money as possible for research. The documentary exhaustively follows all of the meetings and conversations held with managers of FC Barcelona and Manchester City to arrange a football game that succeeded in raising 4.5 million euros. Meanwhile, Unzué opens the doors to his home and reveals the evolution of his physical degeneration.

Unzué. L’últim equip del Juancar

NR 2023
Mission to Mars

In a post-apocalyptic Basque Country, two brothers leave on a mission to Mars. A futuristic road trip through a family past. Txomin, an unemployed Basque archaeologist, receives a commission to provide an expert’s report on Mars. With his brother Gene at the wheel, they leave from Eibar on an adventure through northern Spain. When Gene’s frail health and a mysterious sudden toxic mist makes them lose their way, they turn to their sister Mila. The reunion between the three awakens old family reproaches as Gene’s health continues to decline. With the help of a few ghosts and of Jesus Christ himself, the two brothers decide to complete their mission and make it to Mars.

Mission to Mars

6.5 2023
Zinzindurrunkarratz

Zinzindurrunkarratz, third feature film by Oskar Alegria (Emak Bakia baita, Zumiriki), summarizes in its title the idea it pursues: the role of sound in the construction of our memories and our memory. Zinzin is a valley where the wind blows lightly and its lyrics represent that sound in Basque language. Durrundurrun is a chasm without end, where a falling stone is lost in that long echo, and Kurruzkarratz, is the peak where lightning always strikes, with its roar and tear full of R’s.

Zinzindurrunkarratz

NR 2023