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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.