Freely browsing through images produced for the Italian Communist Party between the 1950s and 1980s and discovering Luciana Castellina, a historic communist leader, the author wonders what remains of that experience today. The cinema of a generation resurfaces: a free, experimental and militant cinema. Zavattini would say — and he does so in the film …

As the Google Street View vehicle maps the world, it sometimes encounters animals. ‘Accidental Animals’ examines these encounters between the machine and animals such as spiders, donkeys, and dogs. Why does the algorithm blur the faces of pigs?

Arcadi is a film director. He made films before having to enlist at the front during the Civil War. He sits down and reviews the films he has made, and as he watches them, his memory takes him back to what marked his destiny: the harshness of the front line during the war and the …

In Colombia, the assassination of social leaders has attempted to destroy all forms of popular organisation. However, it has strengthened the will to resist of those who still demand truth and justice today: a human avalanche that marches on without stopping, writing the history of a people who mourn and resist.

Who hasn’t dreamt to be king, even if only for a day? Boris Skossyreff didn’t just dream about it: he achieved it. In 1934, he proclaimed himself King of Andorra with a revolutionary manifesto and without any connection to royalty. A Russian aristocrat, con man, seducer and visionary, Skossyreff was a character who became a …

A virtual journey through Palestine, only to discover that the usual navigation routes do not exist. The territory appears fragmented, with no visible roads or connections. Instead, scattered images posted by users survive: traces of life that persist and resist.

A portrait of filmmaker, politician and anti-Franco activist Pere Portabella through excerpts from his own films, lectures and interviews throughout his career, complemented by statements from prominent figures such as Esteve Riambau, Jonathan Rosenbaum and Luis E. Parara. We are immersed in the creative challenges of a total artist and journey through the history of …

A deep and human insight into Dolores Ibárruri, president of the Communist Party of Spain and one of the most iconic political figures of the 20th century. An emotional biography, linked to major historical events and their impact on society. Dolores and her granddaughter will take us on a journey through the most intimate paths …

Arturito Pomar, a chess prodigy, was used by Franco’s regime as an intellectual symbol of prestige during the Spanish post-war period, achieving international fame. After falling into forgetfulness, he continued to compete without ever abandoning his great and unique passion. Alone and exhausted in the face of the best, the superhuman effort broke him, eventually …

Darkness swept across Europe. In Spain, a coup d’état threatened the legitimate Second Republic. A reflection on the hidden history of thousands of people who crossed the ocean from Cuba to fight fascism in the so-called Spanish Revolution.

One afternoon, among laughter, Esperanza sings ‘Batallón de Modistillas’ to her granddaughter Inés. The cuplé revives her memories and her granddaughter’s imagination. A journey through time in which wonderful characters, free women, dreams without borders and unforgettable melodies appear.

Emerging from the rubber era, the lost stories of Omarino and Aredomi are expressed through a sensory narrative that intertwines the filmmaker’s own story with archives from the Amazon of the early 20th century. The film is both a ritual and an invocation for dialogue between the living and the dead, reflecting on the limits …

Can a life be captured in letters and photographs? Three generations later, Ramon’s existence, hidden away in a box, is made public. Prejudices, glances and forgotten memories bring his figure to life. Between memory and personal perspective, his existence is reconstructed.

Colonial ghosts haunt and become vegetative. For centuries they have made the world work for the benefit of a single world, while others are annihilated. The quinine pharmacy is an example of the strength of their machinery. Obsession with conquest, feverish images, a world that burns.

From 1967 to 1975, ‘The Cannibal’ won everything: five Tours de France, five Giros, one Vuelta, three World Championships, countless classics and the legendary Hour Record. But how do you keep pedalling when admiration turns to hatred? This documentary traces the extraordinary rise and struggles of cycling’s greatest champion.

The shortage of scrap in postwar Spain made the metal of shipwrecks acquire an unexpected monetary value. The sea of the Ebro became a place of reference for this business, where divers and “frog” men worked precariously, mixing their stories with the fascinating stories of the ships they dismantled.

Nowadays, in a digital age where anything is possible, Professor Macaya and Miss Carricondo create a fantastic world with the simplest and most humble resources. Odradek is a symbol and a pretext because, through devices invented by Professor Macaya, a magic show is created, emulating the street fair shows that were held at the end …

Quelques siècles de plus is a French documentary short film that explores the restoration of a film from the 1920s from a 35mm copy. Filmed in major French film institutions, it traces every step, from preservation to digital work, highlighting craftsmanship and questioning the future of non-film archives.

Through the adventures of a filmmaker and accidental musician, Mario Pons portrays the landscape and folklore of two villages that are geographically distant but share certain distinctive characteristics. A first-person film about the life of a cultural activist in the face of climate change, the disappearance of the world’s wetlands, and the cultures that survive. …

A photograph entitled ‘I am a lesbian from this country’ with a covered person in the centre of the image. A first-person search through fragments of archives, geographies, eras and stories that unfold to find the protagonist of this photograph.

Using family archives, vérité style and animation, Nicole creates a visual diary about destruction, love and resilience. A surfing accident that causes unexplained symptoms leaves her unable to work or care for her daughters. Her pain is transformed into a narrative full of hope, intertwining her story with the global climate crisis.