Synopsis
Portales follows the course of the Guadalete River in Cádiz, Spain, from the mountains to the sea: a catalog of landscapes that hide other landscapes, a collection of interdimensional portals (and postcards) that fuses real action and animation creating an impossible fauna and flora, inventing a new history and geography for a humble waterway.
Filmmaker
Elena Duque
She is a Spanish-Venezuelan filmmaker, programmer, critic and teacher. Her experimental and animated pieces have been shown at international festivals such as Rotterdam, Mar del Plata, IndieLisboa and Berlín, among others, and institutions such as Kino Arsenal or Anthology Film Archives. Her work has also been the subject of monographic sessions at places like the Filmoteca de Catalunya and the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles, and festivals such as Valdivia. She is programmer of (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico in A Coruña and has programmed at the Seville Film Festival and Doc’s Kingdom (Portugal).
Filmography: Portals (short film, 2025, D'A 2025), Deceitful Eyes (short film, 2024), Private Collection (short film, 2020), Valdediós (short film, 2019), Pla y cancela (short film, 2017), Menta y canela (short film, 2016), Postales (short film, 2016), De cara a la galería (short film, 2014), La mar salada (short film, 2014), Coleccionismo (short film, 2013)
Awards and festivals
Special Jury Mention
Poster
