Synopsis
The image of a neighbourhood beside the motorway, with the city in the background, is followed by a theatrical canvas. On the outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, the final year pupils at Federico García Lorca primary school are looking for a film to make. What would you do or what would you like to see if we were to make a film about Roma culture or the Roma people?
Filmmaker
Alberto Martín Menacho
He is graduated in Visual Arts from HEAD-Geneva. He was a resident artist of the Casa de Velázquez, Académie de France in Madrid. His first feature film, Antier noche, was presented in San Sebastian Film Festival. His work has been exhibited in art centres, museums and film festivals, including the Photo Elysée Museum in Lausanne, the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, Collection Lambert in Avignon, C3A Córdoba, FIDMarseille and Doclisboa.
Filmography: The Essay (short, co-directed, 2025, D'A 2026), Nights Gone By (2023), My Beloved, the Mountains (short, 2017), Pata negra (short, 2015)
Carmen Ayala Marín
She is a Fine Arts graduate from the University of Seville and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She delves into art History to spin new narratives through painting, writing and film. Author of the book La Perra Andalouse and artist in residence member of the Casa de Velázquez, Académie de France in Madrid. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries, museums and art institutions internationally.
Filmography: The Essay (short, co-directed, 2025, D'A 2026)
Awards and festivals
ZINEBI FILM FESTIVAL
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