El ensayo

The Essay
L'essai

Switzerland / Spain, April 2025
FILM, Documentary, Experimental, 12 min.

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directed by
Alberto Martín Menacho, Carmen Ayala Marín
Written by
Carmen Ayala Marín, Alberto Martín Menacho
Status
In distribution

The image of a neighbourhood beside the motorway, with the city in the background, is followed by a theatrical canvas. On the outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, the final year pupils at Federico García Lorca primary school are looking for a film to make. What would you do or what would you like to see if we were to make a film about Roma culture or the Roma people?

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World Premiere
April 2025
Original Version
Spanish (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 12 min.
ISAN
0000-0007-6466-0000-H-0000-0000-N
Production
Dolores films, C3A Centro de creación contemporánea de Andalucía
Producer
Carmen Ayala Marín, Alberto Martín Menacho
directed by
Alberto Martín Menacho, Carmen Ayala Marín
Written by
Carmen Ayala Marín, Alberto Martín Menacho
Cinemato­graphy
Alberto Martín Menacho, Jorge Castrillo
Editing
Alberto Martín Menacho, Carmen Ayala Marín
Sound Editing
Louis Lamarche
Sound Design
Louis Lamarche
Re-Recording Mix
Carmen Ayala Marín, Eduardo Carbonell
Music
David Peña Dorantes
Special Effects
Laura Morales

Cast

María Jesús Fernández
María Dolores Jiménez
Mariloli Navarro
Mary Cortés

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