Gather round campers and sing the songs of quarantine – like a melancholy mixtape, these shorts just get it. Whether crafted in the "before times" or during all of this, these films understand the loneliness, levity, grief, and even the unexpected laughs of isolation.
One or more films within this block contain content that may be triggering to some viewers. To view a full list of trigger warnings, visit the following link (these warnings may contain spoilers): https://airtable.com/shriAkJ0UGrg5HKep
A mysterious package offers a woman a reprieve from her melancholy, but the results are more permanent and pervasive than she realizes.
This film contains content that may be triggering to some viewers. To view a full list of trigger warnings, visit the following link (these warnings may contain spoilers): https://airtable.com/shriAkJ0UGrg5HKep
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: MARC MARTÍNEZ JORDAN & TUIXÉN BENET COSCULLUELA
Marc Martínez Jordán (Calella) graduated from ESCAC in 2012 in the specialization of film direction. His first three short films, "Timothy" "Horseface" and "Your last day on Earth" obtained more than 500 selections in festivals around the world and more than 200 awards in festivals like International Fantastic Cinema Festival of Catalonia, Fantasía, Milano Film Festival or AFI fest. He also directed Framed, a long feature which, after an extensive circuit in horror and fantastic film festivals, has been released in several countries such as Japan, Germany, Colombia and USA thanks to Strand Releasing. Currently, he has co-directed Solution for Sadness, a short film that is going to have the world premiere in Austin Fantastic Fest.
Tuixén Benet Cosculluela is a choreographer and filmmaker based out of Barcelona and Los Angeles. She has choreographed for feature films, advertising campaigns and music videos all over the world. She co-created the dance company Les filles Föllen in Barcelona, awarded best New Talent 2011 by the Dance Association of Catalonia. She’s recently finished her first medium length choreographic film Aloma i Mila and is in post-production on her first feature film Clausura. Tuixén Benet graduated in Choreography and Interpretation Techniques at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona and earned an MFA in Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts.
- Year2021
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Catalan
- CountryUSA, Spain
- DirectorMarc Martínez Jordan & Tuixén Benet Cosculluela
- ScreenwriterMarc Martínez Jordán
- ProducerTuixén Benet, Edu Roehrich
- CastTuixén Benet Cosculluela, Martina Boyeras, Blanca Nuño, Don Diers, Taylor Goodrich, Marc Martínez Jordán
Gather round campers and sing the songs of quarantine – like a melancholy mixtape, these shorts just get it. Whether crafted in the "before times" or during all of this, these films understand the loneliness, levity, grief, and even the unexpected laughs of isolation.
One or more films within this block contain content that may be triggering to some viewers. To view a full list of trigger warnings, visit the following link (these warnings may contain spoilers): https://airtable.com/shriAkJ0UGrg5HKep
A mysterious package offers a woman a reprieve from her melancholy, but the results are more permanent and pervasive than she realizes.
This film contains content that may be triggering to some viewers. To view a full list of trigger warnings, visit the following link (these warnings may contain spoilers): https://airtable.com/shriAkJ0UGrg5HKep
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: MARC MARTÍNEZ JORDAN & TUIXÉN BENET COSCULLUELA
Marc Martínez Jordán (Calella) graduated from ESCAC in 2012 in the specialization of film direction. His first three short films, "Timothy" "Horseface" and "Your last day on Earth" obtained more than 500 selections in festivals around the world and more than 200 awards in festivals like International Fantastic Cinema Festival of Catalonia, Fantasía, Milano Film Festival or AFI fest. He also directed Framed, a long feature which, after an extensive circuit in horror and fantastic film festivals, has been released in several countries such as Japan, Germany, Colombia and USA thanks to Strand Releasing. Currently, he has co-directed Solution for Sadness, a short film that is going to have the world premiere in Austin Fantastic Fest.
Tuixén Benet Cosculluela is a choreographer and filmmaker based out of Barcelona and Los Angeles. She has choreographed for feature films, advertising campaigns and music videos all over the world. She co-created the dance company Les filles Föllen in Barcelona, awarded best New Talent 2011 by the Dance Association of Catalonia. She’s recently finished her first medium length choreographic film Aloma i Mila and is in post-production on her first feature film Clausura. Tuixén Benet graduated in Choreography and Interpretation Techniques at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona and earned an MFA in Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts.
- Year2021
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Catalan
- CountryUSA, Spain
- DirectorMarc Martínez Jordan & Tuixén Benet Cosculluela
- ScreenwriterMarc Martínez Jordán
- ProducerTuixén Benet, Edu Roehrich
- CastTuixén Benet Cosculluela, Martina Boyeras, Blanca Nuño, Don Diers, Taylor Goodrich, Marc Martínez Jordán