Helena Girón

Helena Girón

Birth : 1988-01-01, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galiza

History

(Compostela, 1988) After graduating with a degree in Audiovisual Communication, she got her Master in Screenwriting for film and TV from the University of Carlos III in Madrid and a Master in Editing for Film at the ESCAC. She teaches at the ECAM, EQZE and IFIC. Has directed, alongside Samuel M. Delgado, Irmandade, Plus Ultra, Burning Mountains that Spew Flame, Neither God Nor Santa María as well as the installations and performance piece The Gods Are Also Present Here, There is no land beyond here and Exercices in listening. Their first feature film, Eles transportan a morte, was selected to participate in the Ikusmira Berriak program at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and Tabakalera.

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Helena Girón

Movies

Bloom
Bloom
Director
They Carry Death
They Carry Death
Writer
1492. Among the crew led by Christopher Columbus travel three men who by now should have been dead. They managed to avoid their sad fate by participating in this uncertain journey. After reaching the Canary Islands they flee taking with them one of the ship's sails. Meanwhile, in the "Old World", a woman tries to save her dying sister by taking her to a healer. Both of these trips attempt to make fun of death. Both of these trips are at the mercy of history
They Carry Death
They Carry Death
Director
1492. Among the crew led by Christopher Columbus travel three men who by now should have been dead. They managed to avoid their sad fate by participating in this uncertain journey. After reaching the Canary Islands they flee taking with them one of the ship's sails. Meanwhile, in the "Old World", a woman tries to save her dying sister by taking her to a healer. Both of these trips attempt to make fun of death. Both of these trips are at the mercy of history
Irmandade
Irmandade
Director
A Irmandade of ghosts hides beneath the layers of time. Through Vasco da Ponte’s illustrated manuscripts, we search for a mythical past: one that resonates in a subterraneous form amongst a landscape full of invisible presences that are activated and take on a life of their own each time we think about them.
Plus Ultra
Plus Ultra
Cinematography
"Plus Ultra" is the motto of the Spanish state. This slogan was used to encourage navigators to conquer new territories and to forget the warning from mythology: "Non Terrae Plus Ultra" (there is no land beyond here). The Canary Islands, testing ground for the tactics used during the colonization of the Americas, becomes the setting for a tale about this land.
Plus Ultra
Plus Ultra
Writer
"Plus Ultra" is the motto of the Spanish state. This slogan was used to encourage navigators to conquer new territories and to forget the warning from mythology: "Non Terrae Plus Ultra" (there is no land beyond here). The Canary Islands, testing ground for the tactics used during the colonization of the Americas, becomes the setting for a tale about this land.
Plus Ultra
Plus Ultra
Editor
"Plus Ultra" is the motto of the Spanish state. This slogan was used to encourage navigators to conquer new territories and to forget the warning from mythology: "Non Terrae Plus Ultra" (there is no land beyond here). The Canary Islands, testing ground for the tactics used during the colonization of the Americas, becomes the setting for a tale about this land.
Plus Ultra
Plus Ultra
Director
"Plus Ultra" is the motto of the Spanish state. This slogan was used to encourage navigators to conquer new territories and to forget the warning from mythology: "Non Terrae Plus Ultra" (there is no land beyond here). The Canary Islands, testing ground for the tactics used during the colonization of the Americas, becomes the setting for a tale about this land.
Burning Mountains That Spew Flame
Burning Mountains That Spew Flame
Director
A mysterious voyage down into the depths of one of the longest volcanic tunnels in Europe in order to excavate an idiosyncratic history of resistance.
Neither God Nor Santa María
Neither God Nor Santa María
Director of Photography
“Since airplanes did not exist, people moved around using prayers; they went from one land to another and returned early, before dawn. In old audio recordings, the voices of pastors speak of the mythical existence of witches and their travels. In the daily life of a woman, the magic of her tales begins to materialize as night falls. Night is the time when travel is possible.”—Samuel Delgado & Helena Girón
Neither God Nor Santa María
Neither God Nor Santa María
Writer
“Since airplanes did not exist, people moved around using prayers; they went from one land to another and returned early, before dawn. In old audio recordings, the voices of pastors speak of the mythical existence of witches and their travels. In the daily life of a woman, the magic of her tales begins to materialize as night falls. Night is the time when travel is possible.”—Samuel Delgado & Helena Girón
Neither God Nor Santa María
Neither God Nor Santa María
Director
“Since airplanes did not exist, people moved around using prayers; they went from one land to another and returned early, before dawn. In old audio recordings, the voices of pastors speak of the mythical existence of witches and their travels. In the daily life of a woman, the magic of her tales begins to materialize as night falls. Night is the time when travel is possible.”—Samuel Delgado & Helena Girón
Malpaís
Malpaís
Assistant Director
A man tries to start life in the stone by the volcano spit. An everyday marked by hostility of a beautiful and terrible enviroment.
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes
Director
“Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes” begins with Antonio and best friend Jota, 16 or 17, who, one cold Winter afternoon, visit some Roman baths. At nightfall, when people have gone and there is no trace left of a contemporary world, Antonio confesses to Jota that he’s afraid they are no longer fronds.