SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2025
SECTION CLIMATE CHANGE 2022
EL SILENCIO EN LAS FLORES
Thursday, August 18 - 6:00 p.m. - Constable
14
SESSION 4
(2021) 16' SPANISH - SPAIN
Dania lives alone with her daughter Ruth in a village surrounded by lavender fields. Like every day, Dania drops Ruth off at school and heads to her flower shop. What begins as a routine day at the store begins to turn strange when an unexpected event occurs.
Julio Mas
Film Director
Mas Alcaraz is a filmmaker and poet. He holds a Master's degree in Film Directing from the London Film School. He holds an International MBA from IE and a degree in Economics. He has written, directed, and produced several short films, which have been screened at more than 300 international festivals, with official selections competing for the Oscars, BAFTAs, and Goyas.
GANADO O DESIERTO
Saturday, August 20 - 12:00 p.m. - Constable
55
SESSION 14
(2022) 84' SPANISH - SPAIN
The fight to reverse climate change is putting animals in the spotlight. The purpose of this documentary focuses on showing the use of livestock farming to regenerate pastures, soil, trees, and water. Good livestock management is shown in a realistic way as a solution for restoring ecosystems and rural economies.
Francisco Vaquero Robustillo
Film Director
After studying Telecommunications Engineering, Francisco decided to study Audiovisuals at the University of Salamanca in 2009. In February 2010, he completed an internship as an electrical assistant on the set of Gabriel Velázquez's film "Iceberg," where he acquired extensive knowledge of cinema from the photography and directing teams thanks to his close contact with the directors.
PLASTIK
Friday, August 19 - 10:00 p.m. - Catedral
50
SESSION 13
(2022) 2' NO DIALOGUE - MALAYSIA
A girl looks through a telescope she made from a bottle and glimpses a future contaminated with plastic.
Philip Rom
Film Director
Philip Rom (Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 25, 1990) is a multi-award-winning director passionate about conceptualizing ideas and producing captivating and engaging content. His versatility as a filmmaker has allowed him to work in commercials and music videos for the past decade. "(Plastik)" is his debut short film as a director.
ZURE PLATEREAN HASTEN DA MUNDUA
(EL MUNDO COMIENZA EN TU PLATO)
Thursday, August 18 - 6:00 p.m. - Constable
15
SESSION 4
(2022) 54' BASQUE - SPAIN
Our way of eating and consuming has different effects on our health, the environment, and our society. This film reminds us that our health and well-being are closely linked to nature. Through a fictional story, it invites us to reflect. In other words, to look beyond what we eat. At the center, the producers who feed us will speak to us on various topics: caring for the earth, animal welfare, food sovereignty, the environment, the climate emergency, community...
Film Director
This is the second film by a member of the Landarlan Environmental Association. He is the director of the film "Aralar, the land where the world has a place." In addition to winning two awards with this latest film (in the United States and Navarra), we were a finalist in the European Union's Natura 2000 awards. Our documentary was named one of the best environmental projects.
EL ÚLTIMO DE ARGANEO
Thursday, August 18 - 6:00 p.m. - Constable
13
SESSION 4
(2022) 29' SPANISH - SPAIN
Edilberto Rodríguez (23 years old) studied Forestry in Ponferrada (León, Spain), but since he was little he always wanted to be a shepherd like his grandfather. He left everything to return to Pombriego (Benuza, León) and fulfill his dream. Every year he goes up to the Arganeo corrals, where he rebuilds the old abandoned corrals, and he spends the whole summer with his flock.
David Vázquez
Film Director
‘Empantanados’ 2006 (Fiction Short Film)
‘As almas do Fental’ 2009 (Fiction Short Film)
‘Asolagados’ 2013 (Documentary Feature Film)
O Moredo “A Resistencia do Entroido Ribeirao” 2016 (Documentary Short Film)
‘Narote’ 2019 (Documentary Short Film)
"El último de Arganeo" 2022 (Documentary Short Film)
"A rosa incadescent" 2022 Fiction short film about the life and work of Rosalía de Castro.