PANTERES

Èrika Sánchez

Spain 22 min Spanish premiere Fiction

Synopsis

They are scarred, overweight, pregnant, shaved, or tattooed. In the locker room, Joana studies the physical conditions of other women and later of herself in the mirror. Can your own body be modulated? Your gender? Your femininity? “Break Free” is written on her shirt – time for emancipation.

Themes

Catalan CinemaShort FilmFemale DirectorFeminismSexSocial Issues

Filmmaker

Èrika Sánchez

(Barcelona, 1983) She is a screenwriter, director and producer. She worked for some time as a personal assistant and script supervisor. She directed her first feature-length documentary, Nunca es tan oscuro, in 2014. She is co-founder of the Antivaho Cinematográfico production company. Panteres is her first short fiction film and a prelude to her debut feature film, The Quiet Women, which she is currently developing.

Filmography: Panteres (curt, 2020), Camino de mayo (migmetratge, 2015), Mai és tan fosc (2014), El espectáculo (curt, 2013)

Èrika Sánchez

Film information

Original Title: Panthers
Director: Èrika Sánchez
Script: Èrika Sánchez
Contact: Antivaho Cinematográfico
With: Laia Capdevila, Rimé Kopoburú
Country: Spain
Year: 2020
Format: Digital
Length: 22 min
Language: Catalan, Spanish, Bube
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Edition: 2020

Poster

PANTERES