AL OTRO LADO DEL MAR
Best Galician Film 18 MICE
Eloy Domínguez Serén, Samuel Moreno Álvarez
Galicia / Colombia, 2022
90 min. VOS
An exchange of film letters through which the directors share glimpses of their life and work with each other. Their purpose? Invite one another to peep into what they were seeing at each end of the Atlantic ocean. The result? A documentary made of six spontaneously shot film letters and an epilogue.
DETACHED
Award AGANTRO for anthropological excellence in 18 MICE
Vladimir Krivov
Russia, 2022
61 min
The “Detached” is a monologue of one Chukchi man and of the whole ethnic group at the same time. It’s a story of their life, Motherland, and also of the things that cause the Chukchi to break away from their roots. This film is a possible projection of our future, as by choosing the blessings of civilization, we risk losing ourselves. Is there a way to get out of the “blizzard”? It seems that the Chukchi know the answer…
MALGRAT
Audience Award 18 MICE
Santi Teijelo
Galicia, 2023
16 min. VO
Malgrat is a documentary project that reflects upon the capacity of spaces to shelter memories. Through images of the past recorded with the family’s video camera, images of the present and the confrontation of both, is composed the story of Iago and Javi, who make a trip to say goodbye to the family’s house, after the recent passing of their grandmother.