A glass of water for Elio

Original title: Un vas d’aigua per a l'Elio

Genre: Documentary

Director: Pere Joan Ventura

Country: Spain

Year: 2023

Duration: 73'

Language: Catalan, Italian, Spanish

Subtitles: Catalan, Spanish

Production: Mallerich Films, Paco Poch

Topic: Historical memory, Francoist repression, Right to Truth, Justice and Reparation

After the defeat of feixism in World War II, some idealists in Spain continue the fight against Franco’s dictatorship, with the help of foreign volunteers. Sixty years later, Enrica Volpi will discover the mystery of how and why her cousin Elio disappeared without a trace.

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Awards & Festivals

- Festival Internacional de Cine Arqueológico de Bidasoa 2023, Spain

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Un vas d_aigua per a l_Elio - Director

Pere Joan Ventura

He studied film technique and language at the AixelĆ  School in Barcelona. Since 1972 he has worked as a camera operator, graphic reporter, producer, photographer and assistant director. He is one of the founding members of the militant film collective ā€œGrup de ProducciĆ³ā€, dedicated to the shooting of news material for television and short films. Parallel to a long period as a graphic reporter at TVE News (1985-2007), he has directed several television productions, including ā€œLos aƱos vividosā€ (1990-1992), for which he won the Ondas International Award 1992, and ā€œMe estoy quitandoā€ (1999). In 2001 he made ā€œEl efecto IguazĆŗā€, which won the Goya Award for best documentary. In 2004 he won the Goya for ā€œĀ”Hay motivo!ā€, where he made ā€œCena de capitanesā€, one of 32 short films. He is currently dedicated to making documentaries and short films.

Filmography

– El efecto IguazĆŗ (2001)
– Ā”Hay motivo! (2004)

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