Sinopsis
María Lejárraga was a writer, a feminism pioneer and the most prolific Spanish playwright. Her story is also the chronicle of those women, whose dreams were ruined by the Civil War.
Laura Hojman has a degree in Art History and develops her career as a scriptwriter,
documentary maker and producer at the helm of Summer Films. In 2018 she made her directing debut with “Tierras Solares”, a feature-length documentary inspired by the work of Rubén Darío that premiered at the Seminci in Valladolid and had an interesting tour offestivals. In 2020 she saw the light of her second work: “Antonio Machado. The blue days”, a new documentary film with great acclaim by critics and the public that won 6 ASECAN Andalusian Cinema Awards and a nomination for the Forqué Awards, among other recognitions.
With the collaboration of Biblioteca Nacional de España.
With the participation of the GENERAMMA festival.
Thursday, October 31st, 19:30
Salón de Actos. Paseo de Recoletos, 22
Admission: free until full capacity is reached
Year of production: 2022
Running time: 1 hour 22 minutes
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Director: Laura Hojman
Cast: Kiti Mánver (Narrator), Cristina Domínguez (María Lejárraga), Antonina Rodrigo, Rosa Montero, Vanessa Montfort, Juan Aguilera, Isabel Lizarraga, Manuela Carmena, Ma Luz González, Remedios Zafra.
Producer: Guillermo Rojas
Executive Producers: Ana Peláez (RTVE) Guillermo RojasProduction
Director: Guillermo RojasProduction Manager: Beatriz MolineroProduction Assistant: Manuel Felipe
Screenwriter: Laura Hojman
Cinematography: Adonis Macías, Beatriz Hohenleiter.
Production companies: Summer Films, RTVE.
International Sales: Summer Films
Selected in:
Festivals and Awards:
GOYA Awards. Best Documentary Film nomination.
Forqué Awards. Best Documentary Feature Film nomination
Feroz Awards. Feroz Arrebato Non-Fiction Award.
7 Carmen Awards nominations: Best Documentary, Best Original Screenplay, Best
Editing, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best New Actress
4 ASECAN Award nominations: Best Non-Fiction, Best Director, Best Screenplay,
Best Music
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival. Juan Ramón Jiménez Award
Granada International Film Festival Lorca Award for Best Documentary
Bajo La Luna International Film Festival in Islantilla. Best Feature Film
Festival of New Andalusian Cinema of Casares. Best Editing
Women in Art Award of La Rioja
Alcances. Cadiz Documentary Film Festival
Jaén Spanish Unreleased Films Festival
Women on Stage Film Festival
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (United Kingdom)
Pelikula Festival. Spanish Cinema Online.
