Contemporary Films from Spain 

Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi

 

A selection of contemporary films from Spain will be presented every Friday in September 2020. Made by young filmmakers, the selection presents two works of fiction and two documentaries, reflecting the creative versatility of the directors and also the way in which society has shaped their imagination.

  

Screenings will be held every Friday in September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards. Vimeo links of the films will be made accessible for a period of 48 hours 

 

Friday, 11th September 2020 from 11:30 pm onwards

The Sea stares at Us from Afar (El mar nos mira de lejos)

(93 min; 2017; Spanish with English subtitles)

Director: Manuel Muñoz Rivas

 

Recipient of the Award for Best Documentary, Toulouse Cinespaña 2017

 

The legend of an ancient and forgotten civilization lies buried under large expanses of dunes in southern Spain. For a little over a century, several travellers have come to this remote territory looking for traces of the ancient settlers. Ignorant of the myths and romantic illusions of archaeologists and adventurers, a few men, barely visible among the sandbanks, now live in solitude facing the sea

 

Link: https://cultura.cervantes.es/nuevadelhi/en/el-mar-nos-mira-de-lejos/135332