ESTA AMBICION DESMEDIDA
20th Anniversary Edition – Core Programme BOOK TICKETS Billed as “not a tour, not a documentary” but “a tragedy in three acts”, This Excessive Ambition is a unique look at the life and work of multifaceted Spanish musician C. Tangana. The directors follow the unconventional artist for well over four years, from the roaring success […]
MAPA A PANDATARIA
20th Anniversary Edition – Core Programme BOOK TICKETS Special thanks to: Now best known as Ventotene, Pandataria is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea historically used by the Romans to exile high society adulteresses, nonconforming women, and those who amassed too much power or influence. Centuries later, Mussolini imprisoned political dissidents there.“Pandataria” is also […]
EL MAESTRO QUE PROMETIO EL MAR
20th Anniversary Edition – 16th Catalan Window BOOK TICKETS Ariadna discovers that her grandfather has long been searching for the remains of his father, who disappeared during the Spanish Civil War. Determined to help him, she travels to Burgos, where a mass grave is being exhumated and where he could possibly be buried. During her […]
SHORT LETTERS FROM GALICIA
20th Anniversary Edition – Letters from Galicia See below for film details BOOK TICKETS In partnership with: PROGRAMME HABITAR | Shelterdir. Anxos FazánsUK premiereSpain | 2023 | doc | 15 minIn Galician with English subtitles What is home? Can a body become a shelter? Shelter tries to answer these questions about the construction of our […]
RIOJA, TIERRA DE LOS MIL VINOS
20th Anniversary Edition – Core Programme BOOK TICKETS This documentary offers a comprehensive look at the vibrant evolution of the Spanish wine industry, showing the interaction between new generations and the historic wineries of Rioja. Through captivating photography, careful editing and immersive music, the documentary delves into the essence of this region’s wine, bridging its […]
THE WASP
Special Screening BOOK TICKETS Heather’s marriage to the demanding and domineering Simon is strained by her inability to conceive. Following a disastrous dinner party, she reaches out to a former schoolmate, Carla, who is heavily pregnant and living in a much less privileged economic situation. As their reunion unfolds and Heather’s purpose is made clear, […]
NEGU HURBILAK
20th Anniversary Edition – 15th Basque Window BOOK TICKETS In 2011, when ETA announced the definitive cessation of its armed activity in Spain, a young woman arrives to Zubieta, a small village by the Bidassoa river and the border with France. She wants to cross the border but, waiting for the sign, she will have […]
ARNASA BETEAN
20th Anniversary Edition – 15th Basque Window BOOK TICKETS Guided by three female divers, Arnasa Betean is an immersion into the world of a number of women filmmakers. They are Basque, but the vision is universal: the stories of their films, their visions, their dreams, their efforts, the challenges they face and their contribution to […]
SALVAXE, SALVAXE
20th Anniversary Edition – Letters from Galicia BOOK TICKETS In partnership with: Emilio Fonseca’s camera delves into the Galician-Portuguese mountains, tracking images and absences of the native Iberian wolf. This film-essay searches justice and investigates the story of a relationship charged with subjugation and extermination, creating simulacrum images of the wild natural. Rather an anti-documentary, […]
TROTACALLES
20th Anniversary Edition – Memory and Utopy BOOK TICKETS Special thanks to: In Mexico City, sisters Maria and Elena reunite after several years apart, only to find themselves competing for the affection of Rodolfo, a manipulative pimp. Elena, seeking an escape from her uneventful marriage to an elderly banker, falls into Rodolfo’s arms. Meanwhile, Maria, […]
