71st edition. From 23 to 31 October 2026.
71st edition.
23/31 Oct. 2026
2025 - 70th edition

Yrupẽ

Candela Sotos
Spain
 - 2025
Estreno nacional

The search for the lost film ‘La flor de Irupé’ by Guillermo Fernández-Zúñiga, a Spanish pioneer of scientific cinema in the early 20th century, triggers a journey through family stories and national archives. As we witness the slow growth of the yrupẽ plant, different layers of images and silences emerge.

Candela Sotos
Born in Madrid in 1986, she studied Audiovisual Communication in Madrid and completed a master's degree in Fine Arts and Photography at the Université Paris 8. She was also part of the Artists Programme at the Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires. Her work spans archives, moving images and botanical practices. Her filmography includes works such as ‘Balun Canan’ (2017), ‘Primera noche’ (2018), ‘Proyecto Y.’ (2024) and ‘Danza III’ (2024), which have been included in exhibitions and screened at CRA Matadero Madrid, Cineteca, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Real Jardín Botánico, Centro Cultural de la Memoria Haroldo Conti, Fundación Cerezales, the Punto de Vista festival, and the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo foundation, among others. Her latest work, ‘Yrupẽ’ (2025), was selected for Visions du Réel in the Burning Lights competition. She is also a member of LaCalor, a garden and an independent art space dedicated to screen printing and graphic work.
DIRECTOR
Candela Sotos
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Candela Sotos
EDITOR
Juan Carrano, Caterina Monzani
SOUND
Dídio Pestana, Cora Delgado, Candela Sotos, Mercedes Dansey, Raúl Díaz
MUSIC
Mercedes Dansey, Tomás Fernández Bonilla
PRODUCTION
Catarina Boieiro
FEATURING
Yrupẽ, Alicia Fernández-Zúñiga, Ramón Morales, Mariano Gómez, Rogelio Sánchez
RUNNING TIME
79 min.
TYPE
Largometraje
FORMAT
Color y B/N
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2025
COUNTRY
Spain
CONTACT
Candela Sotos
Screenings
Sun. 26, 21:15
Presentation
Q&A
Mon. 27, 19:15
Presentation
Q&A
Fri. 31, 12:15
DIRECTOR
Candela Sotos
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Candela Sotos
EDITOR
Juan Carrano, Caterina Monzani
SOUND
Dídio Pestana, Cora Delgado, Candela Sotos, Mercedes Dansey, Raúl Díaz
MUSIC
Mercedes Dansey, Tomás Fernández Bonilla
PRODUCTION
Catarina Boieiro
FEATURING
Yrupẽ, Alicia Fernández-Zúñiga, Ramón Morales, Mariano Gómez, Rogelio Sánchez
RUNNING TIME
79 min.
TYPE
Largometraje
FORMAT
Color y B/N
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2025
COUNTRY
Spain
CONTACT
Candela Sotos

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