Una película sobre parejas

Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

Un impulso colectivo Dominican Republic 89 min Catalan premiere Fiction

Synopsis

Natalia and Oriol are a couple of filmmakers in their thirties who have a little daughter called Lia. One day, they receive an offer to direct a documentary and they decide to make a film about couples in love. Natalia and Oriol interview many couples, always wanting to know how they get along and what their most typical problems are. But as filming progresses, wounds of their own relationship begin to open up, fights and doubts seem to be endless. But finishing the film will be their opportunity to reformulate their love for each other and their love for cinema.

Themes

Catalan CinemaSpanish CinemaComedyFemale DirectorDocumentaryFamíliaMetacinema

Filmmaker

Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

Natalia Cabral and Oriol Estrada are award-winning filmmakers whose work lives on the borderlines of fiction and nonfiction. Graduates of the prestigious EICTV Cuban Film School. Their debut documentary feature film You and Me premiered at Visions du Réel and won several awards at festivals. Their second film Site of Sites, premiered at IDFA and was part of a showcase of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Miriam Lies premiered in the official competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where it obtained a special mention from the jury, among others awards. A Film About Couples is their latest work.

Filmography: Una película sobre parejas (codirected, 2021, D'A 2022), Miriam miente (codirected, 2018), El sitio de los sitios (codirected, 2016), Tú y yo (codirected, 2014)

Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

Film information

Original Title: A Film About Couples
Director: Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada
Script: Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada
Contact: Fandango
With: Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada
Country: Dominican Republic
Year: 2021
Format: Digital
Length: 89 min
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Edition: 2022

Awards

GIJÓN FILM FESTIVAL
Best Spanish Film
ALMA Award for Best Screenplay of a Spanish Film
RCService Award for Direction for Best Spanish Film

Poster

Una película sobre parejas