With this space reserved for Andalusian cinema, the Fundación Tres Culturas wants to show once again its support and recognition of the work carried out in our community by filmmakers, production companies, distributors, actors, actresses, scriptwriters, musicians, etc.
Thus, during the month of February, every Tuesday there will be a session of Andalusian cinema in its different variants of comedies, dramas, shorts, feature films, animation and documentaries, with the aim of offering the widest and most heterogeneous panorama possible.
The cycle will open with the film Alegrías de Cádiza colourful production by the multifaceted Gonzalo García Pelayo. We will continue with the session Allegedly involvedwhich brings together a series of short films directed by women, many of them winners at different festivals, which will not leave the audience indifferent. The third Tuesday will be dedicated to a session of documentaries under the generic title of CommittedThe project will open our eyes to other existing realities that are impossible to ignore.
To conclude, there will be a screening of Averroes and Maimonides, the light of Al-AndalusThe film, shot in Cordoba, recreates the life and work of these characters who contributed so much to their time.
Programme for 9 February
Short film session Allegedly involved
– Celebrations. Directed by Paz Piñar (2013, Spain, 12 minutes).
Synopsis
A father wants to celebrate his birthday in style. The festivities are to begin with a family meal which, however, goes wrong before they gather around the table.
– Open river. Directed by Ana Rosa Diego (Spain, 2014, 16 minutes).
Synopsis
Women who have suffered gender-based violence dance as therapy to heal their wounds. (Filmed at the headquarters of the Three Cultures Foundation)
– Silence. Directed by Remedios Málvarez (Spain. 2014, 25 minutes).
Synopsis
Overview of the career of María Ángeles Narváez, known as ‘La Niña de los Cupones’, who despite her hearing impairment has triumphed as a flamenco dancer, incorporating sign language into her shows.
– Oasis. Directed by Carmen Jiménez (Spain, 2015, 15 minutes).
Synopsis
Following the death of her husband, Nieves inherits his job as the concierge of a semi-dilapidated building in New York, but the job becomes more difficult than she anticipated once she discovers the disturbing secret hidden in one of the apartments.
– SUPERLOLA (animation)
Directed by Gema Otero Gutiérrez and Juan Antonio Muñoz Berraquero (Spain, 2014, 3 minutes).
Synopsis
Story of a little girl who wants to be a superhero to educate on equality and change the world.
– Lalo, the pink prince (animation)
Directed by Gema Otero Gutiérrez and Juan Antonio Muñoz Berraquero (Spain, 2015, 3 minutes).
Synopsis
Lalo is a boy whose dream is to become a pink prince. For him, charming princes are boring because they spend all day trying on shoes and eating humble pie.
– El Torbiscal. Web series. Episode 1. By Federatas Parralo Aguilar
Synopsis
Buda, Tudela, Irma and Roma are setting out to enjoy one of many August beach Sundays. These intrepid childhood friends are getting ready to discover the mysteries held by El Torbiscal.
The session will begin at 8.30 pm. Free admission until full capacity is reached.
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