The Catalan architect Enric Miralles (1955-2000) is an essential figure in contemporary Spanish and international architecture. He is also a complex character, powerful for his artistic and intellectual side, a hypnotic, polyhedral man with many contradictions. A personality that, over the course of time, has become...

In the final chapter of his remarkable life, Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla embarked on an awe-inspiring endeavor, capturing the essence of his homeland in a kaleidoscope of vibrant brushstrokes. His monumental work emerged as a testament to the deep unity woven through our diverse world, celebrating the tapestry of shared experiences that define our humanity. Now, a hundred years later, embark on an epic cinematic odyssey, following in the footsteps of the visionary artist himself and unearth...

After fifteen years without setting foot in Argentina, Rodrigo travels from Madrid to Buenos Aires in order to attend his father’s funeral, a well-known painter. Experiencing mourning with his family and managing more than two thousand artworks left in an old studio triggers a reunion that leads him to reconsider his future...

Diego Rodríguez de Silva and Velazquez. Velazquez. From being the grandson of a hosier and the son of a modest ecclesiastical notary, to becoming the son-in-law of the influential painter Francisco Pacheco, protected by Count-Duke of Olivares at the Court, chamber usher, bailiff, chamber painter of King Philip IV, Assistant to His Majesty, Assistant of the Chamber, Superintendent of Works, Royal Ap othecary, portraitist of Pope Innocent X, supposed hidalgo, knight of the Order of Santiago. And...

For twelve years Boa Mistura has been involved in communities around the world betting on art as a means of social change. A circular journey that part of the periphery of Cape Town, South Africa and travels continents transforming human...

Passionate conservationists from different backgrounds are squaring up to inaction from the government to protect historical sites and real estate developers who would rather see the immediate profit than what our protagonists see is their immeasurable historical wealth. Among the people trying to preserve Beirut’s buildings and historical spaces are Urbexers, a community of urban photographers that through pictures posted on social networks try to raise public awareness of the existence of...

The story of young rappers from Bedstuy, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, known to have been both the epicenter of the crack epidemic in the United States and the birthplace of the greatest African-American hip-hop figures and rappers (Jay-Z, Lil Kim, Notorious BIG, Kanye West, etc.). These young rappers want to follow the footsteps of their elders and role models, trying to escape the violence of the streets, the guns, the arbitrary arrests, and the death of African Americans who now...

Why would an architect focusing on collective architecture and his studio Recetas Urbanas participate in Art Basel, the highest-selling international art fair? Does applying his radical methodology in Switzerland, one of the world’s richest countries, make any sense? What are the dynamics behind the contemporary art market, and furthermore, how does the market produce art? Through testimonials and conversations this documentary addresses controversial issues exploring the status quo of the...

Death causes us so much fear and confusion that we can hardly look it in the face. In our aseptic societies, pain and suffering tend to be covered up. Although it was not always like that. In fact, until the late 20th century it was customary to photograph the dead in places all around the world, from the United States and Europe to Latin America. Something that today is rather unknown, had its reason for being. The representation of the deceased was a way to mitigate the sorrow for the death...

Wilderness explores the unknown life in ten deserts around the world. This is a documentary built from impericia, from misunderstanding, from surprise and mutual amazement; It is a film that reflects on the idea of community, the relationship of man and his environment in which nature, beasts and human beings depend on each other to continue inhabiting a world that is supposed to be...

The Roca brothers and The Macallan, driven by their curiosity and thirst for new knowledge, start an exciting food discovery journey around Scotland. To create a surprising menu as a tribute to Scotland, the brothers will explore amazing products and ingredients, guided by the country’s farmers, breeders and most innovative...

After decades of oblivion, the life of Lélo Fiaux, a 20th century Swiss painter whose life and painting are definitively inseparable, will finally be brought to light in a film. A fiery personality, nomadic throughout the world, she lived without concession her passion for painting and her freedom in love. Fictional scenes punctuate the story, allowing us to grasp all the facets of this extraordinary...

This film retraces the story of Cuba's enthralling golden decade of revolutionary cinema, while following young passionate Cuban filmmakers' in their present-day struggle to revive the island's film...

Carlos Bosch, famous argentinian photographer, returns his achive of the Catalonian political transition in the middle of the actual autonomist conflicto. He reecounters the memories of him from the people that had apparently forgoten...

Burlesque is the new punk rock according to Dirty Martini and Tigger!, stars of the New York City’s Off-Off Broadway underground scene. Transgression, performance, humor, sex and political satire from the magic and wild side of the city that never...

A short yet sweet film about booze in Lebanon. From Beirut to the Bekaa Valley, exploring the history, distillation and appeal of the grandfather of all spirits -...

The Barcelona Pavilion, the masterpiece with which Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich staged their revolutionary ideas in 1929, changed the History of architecture forever. It only existed for eight months but paradoxically its image was always alive in the minds of generations of architects around the world, becoming one of his greatest influences. The Pavilion is still surrounded by myths and mysteries that this documentary addresses, immersing ourselves in a reflection on the transformative...

Getting plastered with the art world’s most unconventional plastic...

This documentary aims to recover the memory of the genius Narciso Yepes, not only as a great guitar player but as an extraordinary...

Argentinian photographer Carlos Bosch, goes through an intense creative crisis. Cut off from photojournalism, he is looking for a way to represent his present fears, inspiring a debate about image, freedom and...

Visiting Ikea, an Asylum Center, Google and a Motorcycle gang, these grotesque, humoristic, poignant, political and personal works investigate Dan Geesin’s search for an...

The utopian city of Brasilia is in transition more than half a century later. What is it like to live in someone else’s idea? A meditation on living in one of the most planned cities on earth. Brasília is unlike any other: a concrete utopia designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and urbanist Lúcio Costa that spawned out of the desert. Featuring a haunting, intimate score and images that take us deep into the city, this documentary brings a human face to the utopian...

The condition of Italy is unique in the world: it has a priceless historical and artistic heritage and is at a high risk of earthquakes. ArtQuake looks at this exceptional situation, discussing in depth the relationship between human communities, natural phenomena and artistic creation: a relationship that is upset and reasserted by every...

The life of Arrabal narrated by Arrabal. The son of the condemned to death by Franco goes into exile. From Paris he fights the dictatorship. Arrabal will be able to perform as a universal artist together with the great creators of his time. An original story in search of the meaning of existence through art and...

Documentary film that tries to bring to the public the figure and work of the Spanish poet Luis García...

St. Agatha’s Eve is a deep-rooted Basque tradition in which people walk from house to house, accompanied by improvised verse-makers (bertsolaris), singing verses to the beating of long sticks. Building on this celebration, bertsolari Maialen Lujanbio composes a stark denunciation of gender violence. In verse after verse, she condemns the different manifestations of sexist violence and our inability to combat it. Based on these couplets, twenty young artists direct a collective-created piece,...

This is the story of a trip with a special focus on “La Maestro”, the only guitar designed by Paco de Lucía and created for his friend and luthier Antonio Morales. An isolated Spanish guitar after the sudden dead of the greatest musical genius Spanish. 9 countries, 12 towns, 2 continents, 34,412...

Creative proccess of the actress Blanca Portillo to prepare the perform as María of Nathareth in the theatre play " María´s...

Too many memories for one...

Dani Garcia, one of the best chefs in Spain, find himself and his career in a critical juncture. In January 2014, his restaurant closes, he is a chef without restaurant. The Michelin stars and his credibility are at...

A journey through memory accompanied by Buñuel’s photographs taken during the scouting of locations for “Nazarín”, as well as the ones made by Manuel Álvarez Bravo during the shooting of the film, along with the testimonies and reflections of artists, filmmakers and intellectuals like Luis Eduardo Aute, Jean Claude Carrière, Carlos Reygadas, Silvia Pinal, Arturo Ripsetein or Carlos Saura among many others, to re-discover the poetic, vivid and inspiring force of Buñuel’s...

In Pamplona, during all year, the arrival of the summer is expected, and with it comes the Running of the Bulls of San Fermin. The smallest ones dream to run when they become...

La Fura dels Baus distils what they consider essential in this world, their most intimate philosophies. The ideas behind the work, the way trouble is overcome, what is suffered and enjoyed, what excellence means to them; to sum up, how Mugaritz is created and destroyed constantly. Risk is constant, that is the idea behind the title, but it is also proof of the wisdom that comes from the effort and work of many people that have been, are and will be in Mugaritz; a place where the culinary goal...

Cooking Up a Tribute chronicles an unprecedented journey in which one of the best restaurants in the world closes its doors for five weeks in order to go on the road. In their travels around four American countries, the team from El Celler de Can Roca pays tribute to Mexican, Peruvian and Colombian cuisine with their own personal reinterpretation of local ingredients and...

A few actors and actresses talk to the camera about their dreams and hopes, share anecdotes from their profession with the general public and reveal their deepest...

In this award-winning animation-documentary, we meet two unusual artists. Ryan Larkin was once a brilliant filmmaker who ended up on the streets in Montreal. Chris Landreth is a rising star in animation beginning to experience the kind of adulation Larkin received decades...