A vibrant mosaic of cinematic styles, this collection of short films is a jubilant homage to the rich tapestry of Catalonian cinema. These diverse narratives exemplify the creative spirit and artistic innovation that Catalonia is contributing to the world of filmmaking. This anthology is a bold tribute to that, and presents a dynamic celebration of Catalonian cinema’s enduring legacy and its bold, ever-evolving expression.
He Ran Alongside His Comrade
Original Title: Él corrió junto a su camarada
Director: Genís Rigol Alzola | Spain | 2022 | 14 Minutes
The story of an elderly businessman in search of popularity. He evades taxes but practices philanthropy, understanding solidarity in a personal way. Thus, the protagonist dedicates himself to generating problems for other people with the aim of being able to help them.
Writer: Genís Rigol | Producer: Marcello Buselli | Editor: Ester Dus | Music: Adrián de Alonso, Rubén Patiño
Ponto Final
Director: Miguel López Beraza | Spain/Portugal | 2022 | 23 Minutes
This film is an excuse, a cure. The director returns to his parents’ house and asks them to play a game where they become movie stars. This acting game will serve as a pretext to talk about the cancer that both his mother and father overcame and the fear of loss.
Cast: Elvira Lopez, Jesús López
Writer: Miguel Lopez Beraza, Mireia Graell Vivancos | Producer: Mireia Graell, Luís Campos, Mário Patrocínio, Alfredo Lobo | Director of Photography: Miguel Lopez Beraza, Alberto González Casal | Editor: Pedro Collantes | Music: Marcus Rovisco, Lorenzo Mactrocinque
Crack of Dawn
Original Title: Trenc d’alba
Director: Anna Llargués | Spain | 2023 | 28 Minutes
The country house of a rural family is declared unfit for habitation. While the adults fight to preserve the space their ancestors built, Elián, a teenage boy, and Irene, his little sister, begin to grow curious about where their new place could be.
Cast: Gerard Ribera, Vinyet Rodríguez, Irene Bogunyà, Alzira Gómez
Writer: Anna Llargués | Producer: Andrea Alonso | Director of Photography: Paul Levit | Editor: Aina Martos | Music: Thomas Bingham, Gerard Ribera, Amanda Fandos
Daydreaming so vividly about our Spanish Holidays
Original Title: La herida luminosa
Director: Christian Avilés | Spain | 2022 | 23 Minutes
Content Warning – suicide
A surrealistically poetic film about warmth and dreams, sun starved British teenagers embark on a trip to the Balearic Islands to soak up as many rays as possible. They must absorb them and be a vessel in order to transport them back to their heavy clouded Kingdom.
Cast: Sam Zeitlin, Julia Fossi, Clara Sans, Dina Serra, Marcel Borràs, Olalla Escribano, Julia Mascort, Gloria Sirvent
Writer: Christian Avilés | Producer: Nica Fazio | Director of Photography: Manuel G. Romero | Editor: Christian Avilés | Music: Christian Avilés
Mestral
Director: Cordelia Alegre | Spain | 2023 | 12 Minutes
After Grandma Nuri goes into a resident’s home, The Soldevila Family meet at her former beach house to clear her belongings. But Júlia, the youngest of the family, doesn’t want to let the house and the memories with her grandmother in that place be lost, and attempts to stop them.
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Cast: Serena Allepuz, Jordi Vilches, Àngels Gonyalons, Emma Arquillué, Eloi Sánchez, Pep Ferré
Writer: Cordelia Alegre | Producer: Marc Guanyabens | Director of Photography: Alana Mejía González | Editor: Mariona Solé | Music: Tarta Ralena (Marta Torrella, Helena Ros)
Lost at Sea
Director: Andrés Bartos Amory & Lucija Stojevic | Spain/UK | 2023 | 5 Minutes
Content Warning – abstract violence & flickering images
A Rohingya man is stranded in the Andaman Sea on a fishing boat loaded with men, women and children fleeing for their lives. He is haunted by the song his mother sang him and searches his memory for the reasons that led him to flee in the first place.
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Cast: Brad Smith, Khabir Hasan Shimu, Rashi Tahiliani Mandhani, Thida Shania
Writer: Andrés Bartos Amory & Lucija Stojevic | Producer: Lucija Stojevic & Andrés Bartos Amory | Director of Photography: Adyomide Kirby Fabiyi, Andrés Bartos Amory | Editor: Lucija Stojevic & Andrés Bartos Amory | Music: Ben Chatwin
