KINOFILM Festival Presents SPANISH SHORTS - THUR 16th MAY 2024, 6.30pm
Welcome to KINO at the Instituto Cervantes for this fine selection of Spanish Shorts brought
to you by KINOFILM Festival European Edition, in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes.
O QUE QUEDA (WHAT REMAINS)
Dir:: Alejandro Rodriguez, Prod: Escuela De Artes Tai/Julia Aranda, Spain, 2022, 6 min
Experimental documentary. A reflection on memory, the digital world and the files we generate
every day through the audiovisual gallery of a mobile phone.
TODOS TUERTOS (THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND)
Dir/Wri: Nacho Bruna, Spain, 2023, 12 min
Suco and Tony are two brothers whose lives are based on dealings and errands that are far from
legal. Suco is the older of the two and tries to put some temper over Tony's mental instability, a person with a lot of temperament and absorbed by life on the street.
QUEDATE CONMIGO (STILL MINE)
Dir/Pro: Antoni G Gilabert, UK, 2023, 9 min
Helena has just become a widow. During the wake at her home, her friend Icía offers her the chance to bring her closer to her deceased husband in a way that Helena would never expect.
PARAFUSO (SCREW)
Dir/Wri/Pro: Rocial Torres, Spain, 2023, 8 mins
Magda (47 years old) PAS, a personality trait that is not considered a psychiatric disorder, it
refers to a very sensitive person. She will meet at hers friend´s house to celebrate a meal after
the pandemic.
VASTAGO (THE OFFSPRING)
Dir/Wri/Pro: David Luque, Spain, 2022, 610min
When Javi's mother arrives home she finds herself in an extreme scenario; both will have to decide what to do and how to tell his father.
NOS VEMOS, ELISA (SEE YOU|, ELISA)
Dir/Pro/Wri: Elanit Rubalcava, Spain, 2022, 14min
Elisa is a 7 year-old girl who is the youngest member of the family. The family realises that Elisa
doesn’t have many days left. In her last days of being alive, Elisa rebuilds the family ties and teaches them the positive side of life.
WE ARE ALL NECESSARY
Dir/Wri/Pro: Manuel Seijo Dominguez Teal, Spain, 2023, 4:43 min
This story has no script, no characters, nor does it take place at a specific time or place. It can be
played by anyone, at any time and in any place.
QUINO’S DREAM
Dir/Wri/Pro: Santiago Erlich, Spain, 2021, 8 min
Animation. The arrival of the first child reveals the difference between loving and accepting
how each one is.
PARIS 70
Dir/Wri: Phoebe Marie Jones. UK, 2024, 5 min 53 sec
Jan takes care of his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. Every day, his mother asks him about his father, but each time she hears the answer, she experiences deep sadness and confusion. Exhausted by this situation, Jan wants to change things, but he faces a moral dilemma: are white lies a valid solution to prevent his mother’s suffering, or is it better to refrain from lying and confront reality?
Followed by drinks reception
DON’T FORGET OUR NEXT EVENT IS THE ITALIAN SHORTS ON FRIDAY 17TH MAY
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