Forastera

Cata’s summer vacation is turned upside down by the absurd and sudden death of her grandmother, which only she witnesses. Her grief takes an unexpected turn when, almost without meaning to, she begins pretending to be her. What starts as a simple game of dress-up will eventually blur the boundaries between reality and family roles.

Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias is a Los Angeles–based writer/director. She holds a BFA in Film from New York University and an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University. Lucía’s short film Forastera (2020) screened at numerous major international festivals, including Cannes Critics’ Week, Curtas Vila do Conde, Les Arcs, and Oberhausen, and was nominated for a Gaudí Award. Lucía developed her debut feature, Forastera (2025), through the Critics’ Week Next Step program. She participated in La Résidence through the Cannes Cinéfondation and received the ArteKino Award at MIA Market. Lucía has worked in the casting department of the Safdie Brothers’ GOOD TIME and as a production manager for Oscar winner Peggy Stern.

Presentation and Q&A with the actress Zoe Stein.

Year of Production: 2025

Time: 97’

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish, Catalan, English. Original version with Spanish subtitles

Director: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias

Cast: Zoe Stein, Lluís Homar, Núria Prims, Marta Angelat

Production: Ariadna Dot, Tono Folguera, Cesc Mulet, Bàrbara Ferrer, Marta Cruañas Compés

Script: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias

Director of Photography: Agnès Piqué Corbera

Production Companies: Lastor Media, Vilaüt Film, Fox in the Snow, Kino Produccioni

Distribution: Atalante

Pilar Miró Award for Best New Spanish Director at SEMINCI

FIPRESCI Award at Toronto

Selected at Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest