Synopsis
The Zoo is not a fiction. Nor is it a documentary. The Zoo is a filmic experiment based on improvisation. Through the adaptation of a play, on and off stage, the movie is a film essay on fiction. Taking the story of a reality show, a group of actors plays with the fine line that separates reality from fiction. Actors whose fears are reflected in their characters. Characters born from the shadows of their actors. A narrative destination whose actors discover on stage. The magic of the unexpected. A game about the cruel imposition that fiction exerts on reality.
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Filmmaker
Gemma Blasco
She graduated in 2014 in Film Directing and Screenwriting from Bande à Part, Barcelona Film School. She has written and directed short films, advertising, and audiovisuals for theatre. In 2017, she directed her first short film Jauría, which premiered in the Official Selection of the Malaga Film Festival 2018 and was selected in prestigious national and international festivals such as Gijón, Alcine, Almería, and Bogoshorts. In 2018, she directed the experimental film El zoo, which premiered at the Gijón Film Festival, and in 2025 she will release her second feature Fury at the prestigious USA film festival SXSW.
Filmography: Fury (2025, D'A 2025), El zoo (2018, D'A 2019), The Pack (short film, 2018), La mujer del escaparate (short film, 2017), Formas de jugar (short film, 2015), Matices (short film, 2013)
