OTRO AMOR (ANOTHER LOVE), a programme of shorts for a diverse and colourful Valentine’s. Once again, CinemaAttic has brought together a first-class selection of Ibero-American short films dealing with love and desire, as well as “down with love” stories, with themes spanning from the basic human need to be touched (and loved) to trauma and grief.
All films featured in the programme will have closed captions. Captions by Sarya Wu.
IN-PERSON SCREENING
Join us in Glasgow and Edinburgh for a magical movie night.
GLASGOW:
? Where: CCA (350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
? When: Saturday 12th February, doors open at 19:30, screening starts at 20:00
? Safety regulations apply
EDINBURGH:
? Where: Old St Paul’s (63 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh)
? When: Friday 18th February, doors open at 19:30, screening starts at 20:00
? Safety regulations apply
ONLINE SCREENING
Watch the festival from the comfort of your home by purchasing an online pass valid for a week!
? Where: via Festhome, from anywhere in the UK
? When: Films available to watch from Saturday 12 February 19:30 until Sunday 20th February 23:55
We have gathered superb films from Panama, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and the US which have already been showed with love at major festivals like the Berlinale, IDFA, Tallinn Black Nights, Sitges, and Morelia. Make sure you don’t miss out on this Valentine’s treat, where we have also snuck in some Goya-nominated shorts and the winner of the prestigious Pardo di Domani Award in Locarno Film Festival!
Blind love, foolish love, broken hearts, first dates, and the lasting effects of toxic love, as well as the external and internal barriers that LGBTQ+ couples still encounter in their pursuit of love. There is young love and romance at an older age. A 360-degree journey to the core of emotions, to the heights where love can take us in our lives, and to the hell that relationships can become.
An adorable octogenarian femme fatale in the mountains of Mexico, the elemental clash between love and freedom under a despotic husband in Panama, a Jewish couple fighting against a government that refuses to recognize their marriage, a platonic love while on holiday in times of Covid-19 and social distancing… We can guarantee nothing but a night of superb cinema exploring – in the most original and empathic ways – how humans seek love and belonging.
Welcome once again to OTRO AMOR!
Mikveh by Adrian Garcia Gomez
Year: 2021
Running time: 6 min
Language(s): Spanish
Synopsis: In this reinterpretation of the mikveh – a purifying ritual bath performed by Jewish brides about to marry – the filmmaker and his husband’s immersions are disrupted by a government who refuses to recognize their marriage. While the couple is required, again and again, to prove their relationship legally exists, the mikveh they share helps them overcome unforgiving bureaucracies and return to what truly matters.
Festivals & awards:
FLEXIFF 2002-2022 The First and The Last Experimental International Film Festival, Winner Special flEXiff Award
CW: Contains flashing lights & imagery. NC 12+
Lovebirds by Víctor Moreno
Year: 2021
Running time: 18 min
Language(s): Spanish, German
Synopsis: In the middle of a global pandemic, a man arrives at an empty hotel where he has an appointment. Wishing to redeem his loneliness, just curious birds seem to accompany him.
Festivals & awards:
Málaga Film Festival
Madrid Film Festival – PNR Platform for New Filmmakers
CINESPAÑA Toulouse Spanish Film Festival
CW: Contains flashing lights. NC 12+
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Mindanao by Borja Soler
Year: 2021
Running time: 17 min
Language(s): Spanish
Synopsis: Marisol, the mayor of a city on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, spends her last hours in freedom surrounded by her entourage. The last party with her most faithful people: the right hand of her political party, the businessman with whom she built her little empire, a not very bright secretary, a Spanish traditional songs singer – the life of the party – and her great love, Amparo.
Festivals & awards:
Goya Awards, Nominee: Best Short Fiction Film
José María Forqué Awards, Nominee: Best Short Film
Cartagena Film Festival, Winner: Best Spanish Short Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay
CW: Contains strong language. Depiction of drug use. NC 16+
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Criatura by María Silvia Esteve
Year: 2021
Running time: 15 min
Language(s): Spanish
Synopsis: In the depths of her mind, pain takes the form of a creature. A love relationship unleashes the obscurity within, to evoke in the real world, a world of shadows. The film is a sensorial experience, a journey towards what hurts. It is a glimpse into the demons for so many years silenced, that today, are pushing themselves to the surface.
Festivals & awards:
Locarno International Film Festival, Winner: Golden Pardino – Best Auteur Short Film
Sitges – Catalonian International Fantastic Film Festival
Geneva Film Festival
CW: Contains flashing lights. Depiction of blood. NC 16+
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A Love Song in Spanish by Ana Elena Tejera
Year: 2020
Running time: 24 min
Language(s): Spanish
Synopsis: She lives in lonely monotony, her days are a routine of repetitive actions. Then she stops, and in the silence she remembers the body of a man stroked by war. She tries to free herself of the memory, but the memory goes through the skin. A biographical performance between the director and her grandmother to confront the domestic dictatorship of their family.
Festivals & awards:
Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
New Directors/New Films at MoMA
CW: Depiction of fire, nudity, police brutality, animal abuse. Discussion of military violence, torture, domestic abuse, trauma & PTSD. NC 16+
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Serranilla
Year: 2021
Running time: 10 min
Language(s): Spanish
Synopsis: Agustina has been a shepherdess for as long as she can remember. Throughout her life she has had three great loves. Between dreams and memories she sings about everything that has and has not been. Agustina lives with Dionisio in a rural community called El Saltillo in Guanajuato, Mexico. Serranillas are medieval spanish compositions dealing with some kind of amatory adventure in rural landscapes.
Festivals & awards:
Morelia International Film Festival
CW: Contains flashing lights & imagery. Discussion of death. NC 12+
Trailer:
All films featured in the programme will have closed captions. Captions by Sarya Wu.
