AUNQUE ES DE NOCHE
La Cañada, Europe’s largest slum on the outskirts of Madrid, has been without electricity for over a year. In the firelight, Toni, a 13 year-old boy, discovers that his best friend Nasser is leaving forever. Amongst Roma legends of a possible future, Toni looks for a way to stay connected to him.
Director: Guillermo Garcia Lopez
France, 2023
15:55 min
Guillermo García López is a filmmaker born in Madrid. His first film, Frágil Equilibrio, premiered at IDFA and won the Goya for Best Documentary Feature on 2017. His short film Lo-Tech Reality, made in collaboration with the Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance, was presented at international film festivals such as Ann Arbor or Zinebi. His new film Aunque es de Noche premiered at the Festival de Cannes Official Selection – Short Film Competition 2023. Also in 2023, he will present his short film As gaivotas cortam o céu at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. He is currently preparing his first fiction feature, Ciudad Sin Sueño, written at the the Cannes’ CinéFondation Residency. In 2020, Guillermo received the prestigious Princess of Girona Award for Arts and Literature.
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