SHORT LETTERS FROM GALICIA

20th Anniversary Edition – Letters from Galicia

Enjoy a programme of short films fresh out of Galicia.

See below for film details

Ciné Lumière II

Tue 24 Sep 2024
| 6:30 pm

£15, conc. £13

In partnership with:

PROGRAMME

HABITAR | Shelter
dir. Anxos Fazáns
UK premiere
Spain | 2023 | doc | 15 min
In Galician with English subtitles

What is home? Can a body become a shelter? Shelter tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the intimate portraits of transgender and non-binary people from Galicia.

VÉXOTE
dir. Oscar Pardo Cartelle
with Xúlio Abonjo, Marta Lado, Fran Lareu
UK premiere
Spain | 2023 | 20 min
In Galician with English subtitles

David and Lola are going to spend a few days at their friend Marcos’ rural house. In the middle of nature they seek to meet and see each other, to leave behind the sadness that accompanies Lola.

TO BIRD OR NOT TO BIRD
dir. Martín Romero
UK premiere
Spain | 2023 | 9 min | animation
In Galician with English subtitles

To bird or not to bird, that is the question. A critical and kaleidoscopic view of the current world told through the tragicomic and grotesque experiences of some birds.

One Mississippi, two Mississippis, three Mississippis.

“Burn when I die, recite Our Father and throw it to the fire”. That’s what a package I found in my grandma’s wardrobe said when she passed away. Before burning it, the objects we discovered made me think about my family, about shared memories. About what was life like for women and how it has changed.

ALGUÉN ME CHAMOU SERPE NEGRA
dir. Borja Santomé Rodríguez
UK premiere
Spain | 2024 | 10 min | animation
In Galician with English subtitles

“Someone Called me Black Snake” is a hypnotic film blurring the boundaries between reality and fantasy. Through a series of captivating visual and sound experiments, it takes you on a journey into the unknown, where enigmatic silhouettes wander through city and coastal landscapes, fueled by a thirst for adventure.