DEMONSTRATION
In a year of mass protests around the world, Spain is the scene of two general strikes against the government's austerity plans: March 29 and November 14
In a year of mass protests around the world, Spain is the scene of two general strikes against the government's austerity plans: on March 29 and November 14. In Barcelona, protesters gather in various parts of the city and police use rubber bullets to control them. Shops and offices close, some of their own free will, others forced by events. During this period, the ballet Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus was performed at the Teatre del Liceu.
In the two days of the general strike, 32 students of the Master in Documentary Creation at Pompeu Fabra University take to the streets with their cameras to record the events from different points of view, following the instructions of Russian director Victor Kossakovsky. The result is a "ballet film" in which the characters, sounds and situations encountered are combined with Minkus' music in a revealing mix that produces an unpredictable effect.
Festivals
IDFA. International Doc Film festival Amsterdam.
ArtDocFest. Man, Russia.
MOMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media. Documentary Fortnight.
True / False Film Fest. Columbia, Missouri.
HOTDOCS. Canadian International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada.
Planet + DOC FILM FESTIVAL. Warsaw, Poland.
Docudays UA. International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
DocVille. Belgium.
Sydney Film Festival. Australia.
Open City Doc Fest.
New Zealand International Film Festival. Auckland-Wellington.
18th JIHLAVA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL. Jihlava, Czech Republic.
TIDF. Taiwan International Doc Fest. Taipei-Taiwan.
Walking Festival.
Shot and directed by:
Ignacio Acconcia
Cristina Alonso
Garbiñe Armentia
Irene Bartolomé
Daniel Calderon
Gabriel Casanova
Nerea Castro
Yoojin Choi
Angelica Clavijo
Xabier Crespo
Gaetano Crivaro
Débora De Sá
Santiago D. Risco
Dario Ferraro
Sergi Ferrés
Víctor Forniés
Marta Gil
Natalia Gualy
Tania Hernandez
Marina Lameiro
Albert Margalef
Raúl M. Candela
Pablo Martínez
Pere March
Lluís Nadal
Cristòfol Oliver
Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir
Pol Roig
David Rojas
Cristina Rubio
Andrés Santamaría
Laura Sorribas
Daniel Touati
Ainara Vera
Victor Kossakovsky
UPF Producer Delegate
Jordi Balló
UPF Executive Production
Eva Vila
IDEC-UPF coordination
Oscar Olivas
Sound Mixing
Juan Sánchez “Cuti”
Post-Production Color Editing
Federico Delpero
Design Graphics
Diana Vera
Translator
Fiona Camilleri
Music
“Dom Quixote” by Ludwig Minkus
performed by Sofia National Opera
conducted by Nayden Tudorov
Loaned by Naxos Records
Thanks to
Pere Cuadrado
Ester Quintana
Jorge Cabot
Marta Andreu
Llapart Ocularistas
Barcelona Television. BTV
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Parliament of Catalonia
Medical Emergency System (SEM)
Eye Association with your Eye
CGT (General Confederation of Labor)
CCOO (Workers' Commissions)
Figtree Studios
CRAI Library of the Poblenou UPF Communication Campus
staff of IDEC-UPF