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Short Film Corner | Shortcat
Farrucas · 34 Future Foods · 34 Her and I · 35 Red Gold · 35 Tara and the Blue · 36 The Infantas · 36 The Strange · 37
Farrucas
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by Ian de la Rosa Produced by Vayolet Films, Amplitud, Primo Content Sales Agent Marvin & Wayne, pablo@marvinwayne.com
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Synopsis
Hadoum, Fátima, Sheima and Sokayna are four teenagers from El Puche, a suburb in the Spanish city of Almería, who are proud of their Moroccan and Spanish roots. Together they navigate their first experiences in out-of-the neighborhood schools, that evidence their underprivileged environment. However, this does not affect the intensity of their desires and dreams. On Fatima’s eighteenth birthday, the strength of their self- confidence will be put to the test.
Future Foods
by Gerard Ortín Produced by Gerard Ortín
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Synopsis
Future Foods revolves around technological innovations in the production of “future foods”, problematizing its ecological consequences through a perceptive and cinematic journey.
Her and I
by Jaume Claret Produced by Jaume Claret, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
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shortcat@gencat.cat
Synopsis
Queralt, a painter from Barcelona, tries to talk to her daughter Gemma on the phone. Gemma is starting a new life in Athens, in a studio where she paints and lives. Ella i jo is a film featuring the paintings of Roser Agell and Paulina Muxart.
Red Gold
by Carme Gomila Produced by Novena Nube, Laudiovisual Prod. Sales Agent Marvin & Wayne, pablo@marvinwayne.com
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shortcat@gencat.cat
Synopsis
Red Gold is an animated short film documentary. Three women help us see the bigger picture behind a seasonal workers protest: abuse as local policy, racial capitalism, and the north to south global extractivism based on local alliances and migration policies. Their voices guide us to the heart of a bigger conflict nudging us to reflect on its complexity.
Tara and the Blue
by Pol Ponsarnau Produced by Turkana Films, ZLAFilms
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Synopsis
Tara lives in a Mediterranean town. A life that drags between hard work on a fishing boat, boredom and partying. It is an existence without perspective, trapped in economic and social stagnation. Tara is unconsciously looking for a way out. When she unexpectedly finds an opportunity to escape.
The Infantas
by Andrea Herrera Catalá Produced by Amor y Lujo
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queralt@morethan-films.com
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Synopsis
Carnival in Barcelona. The Dominican troupe is the most popular at the most attended parade in the city, and for the first time this year, they are parading with a float. Ruth, the owner of a Latin hairdresser, is sponsoring the float so that she can put her daughter Rihanna in it. Rihanna usually dresses like a “machito” and Ruth wants everyone to see her like a princess for once. But the tutu and tiara are a shaming too unbearable for the until then submissive Rihanna.
The Strange
by Oriol Guanyabens Produced by Fractal 7 Films, Corte y Confección de Películas Sales Agent Freak Independent Film Agency
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shortcat@gencat.cat
Synopsis
Amadeu goes to his first summer camp. The first days are tough, but Nil, the senior instructor, is able to boost his confidence and help him fit in with the group. Just as Amadeu finally finds his own place at the summer camp, a violent occurrence forces him to turn against everything he has learnt.
