71st edition. From 23 to 31 October 2026.
71st edition.
23/31 Oct. 2026
23/31 Oct. 2026
Following his grandfather's death, the filmmaker discovers a notebook containing the memoirs of his great-grandfather Eloy, who was persecuted in Soria during the Civil War for belonging to the trade union confederation CNT. Although there was no front line in the region, Falangist repression left its mark on his family. Eloy was imprisoned and saved his life thanks to an unexpected gesture of humanity. Through research and filming of the places where his great-grandfather suffered imprisonment and forced labour, the filmmaker reconstructs a silenced memory of the war and post-war period in Soria.
He studied directing at the Barcelona Film School (ECIB) and directed more than a dozen short films, including 'Esculpiendo en la memoria' (winner of the 2018 Notodofilmfest), Reminiscència’ (RTVE Cámara Abierta Award) and ‘Mortis Causa’ (HollyShorts, nominated for the 2024 Goya Awards). In 2021, he established Shoji Films, an independent production company, to develop his projects and support emerging filmmakers. Between 2023 and 2024, he participated as a camera operator in ‘Good Valley Stories’ (José Luis Guerin, 2025), Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian. ‘Los Cangrejos’ (2025) is his first feature-length documentary, and he is currently finishing post-production on his second, ‘El projecte Pisoft’, while beginning to develop the short film ‘El far’, an adaptation of El Faro, the graphic novel by Paco Roca.
