Santiago Racaj

Santiago Racaj

Perfil

Santiago Racaj

Filmes

Little Loves
Director of Photography
Teresa (María Vázquez) changes her vacation plans to spend the summer with Ani, her mother (Adriana Ozores). Living together day and night after so many years is not easy for either of them. Accustomed to living alone, it is difficult for them to agree on even the small things of daily life. However, the forced coexistence will also bring revealing moments for both.
Ellipsis
Director of Photography
Leo is a successful author of mystery novels, who writes under the pseudonym Cameron Graves. While penning his next book in an isolated chalet, he receives a strange visit from Jota, a somewhat troubling character, who claims to be a journalist. No one is aware of Leo’s true identity and only Victoria, his agent, knows his whereabouts, so... How has Jota managed to track him down? What are his intentions? A dark secret linked to Adriana, his young lover, seems to be behind the mysterious visit. Lies, betrayal, threats and death will be the order of the day as the two characters go head to head in a merciless duel.
Vasil
Director of Photography
Vasil is a Bulgarian immigrant who lives on the street in Spain. Intelligent and charismatic, he has an amazing talent for chess and bridge, so much so, in fact, that despite being homeless, he manages to make a name for himself in an exclusive and prestigious club in the city.
The Rite of Spring
Director of Photography
Laura has just arrived in Madrid to study at University. One night, she accidentally meets David, who has cerebral palsy. The relationship with the boy and his mother will give Laura the push she needs to overcome her complexes and insecurities and confidently enter a new phase. A story about that vital moment when anything is possible and how the most unexpected encounters can change our lives.
You Have to Come and See It
Camera Operator
Two couples in their thirties, heated discussions on the essentials of life unfolding between Madrid and the neighbouring countryside.
You Have to Come and See It
Director of Photography
Two couples in their thirties, heated discussions on the essentials of life unfolding between Madrid and the neighbouring countryside.
That Was Life
Director of Photography
Two Spanish women from different generations find themselves sharing a hospital room in Belgium. María has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young and Verónica is a young girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them and this leads María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a search for Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to open herself up to the world and question certain principles on which she had based her life.
Hermanas
Director of Photography
An immense fall-out between two sisters. A time for reproach and love. Something for a whole life between two beings produced by the same body but profoundly different. Together. And yet, irreconcilable. A fight to the death. Head-to-head. These sisters are our sisters. They are the multitude who live inside each one of us. That multitude is called: need, truth, struggle.
Face to Face
Director of Photography
Lina doesn't mind people insulting her. But if they do, they should do it face to face.
The August Virgin
Director of Photography
Young Eva makes her decision to stay in Madrid for the month of August an act of faith. She needs to feel things differently and think of summer as a time of opportunity. On days of festivities and verbenas, while events and encounters take place, Eva will discover that she still has time, that an opportunity can still be given.
Dying to Come Back
Director of Photography
At 78 years old, Manuela buys a camera and AR glasses.
Journey to a Mother's Room
Director of Photography
The movie about a daughter, who leaves home for the first time. Her mother, left behind, doesn't know how to fill the empty place.
Querido Fotogramas
Director of Photography
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.
Si vamos 28, volvemos 28
Camera Operator
Dying
Director of Photography
Morir revolves around the couple Luis and Marta, whose lives are paralyzed by the outbreak of a disease that is accompanied by guilt, lies and fear, testing the stability and love between them.
Verão 1993
Director of Photography
Após a morte de sua mãe, a pequena Frida, de 6 anos, deixa Barcelona para passar o primeiro verão com seus tios no campo. Eles agora são sua nova família. Baseado numa história real, o filme de Carla Simón é o indicado da Espanha para concorrer ao Oscar de melhor filme estrangeiro em 2018.
Australia
Director of Photography
Friday, 11 p.m. Carla, a woman in her forties, is alone in her office. She gets a call. It's Raúl, a young guy who sells cocaine. Tonight will be the last night that Raúl works as a dealer. He wants to change his life.
The Best Option
Director of Photography
Koto is a restless and impulsive young African, born in a refugee camp. His life in Catalonia among the paddy fields of the Delta passes by with few changes, always under the protection of his foster parents. He has left behind the tough childhood he had in the Saharan refugee camp where he was born. One day life takes a sudden turn: the doctors tell him that he urgently needs a kidney transplant. The best choice as a possible donor would be his biological mother. The sudden arrival of his Saharan family is a shock for Koto, who watches as the life he has been living for the past 10 years falls apart around him. Far removed from the beliefs and customs of his people, the young man must deal with his origins to try to save his own life. The film is based on a real story and played by Koto himself.
Malpartida Fluxus Village
Director of Photography
Las Hurdes, a Land with Soul
Director of Photography
A modern answer to Luis Buñuel's mythical documentary “Land Without Bread” (1933) about Las Hurdes, a historically impoverished region of the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, and also a journey of discovery of the soul of this beautiful land and its inhabitants.
The Romantic Exiles
Director of Photography
Vito, Luis and Francesco are three Spanish friends around thirty who travel by van to Paris for no apparent reason, just looking for a reunion with their respective ancient, idyllic and yet ephemeral love affairs, perhaps with the only mission of surprising themselves and continue to still feel alive.
A Garota de Fogo
Director of Photography
Alicia (Lucia Pollan) é uma garota de 12 anos que, por ter leucemia, leva uma vida bastante regrada e cheia de idas e vindas ao hospital. Seu pai, Luis (Luis Bermejo), faz tudo o que pode por ela. Um dia, ao olhar em seu diário, o pai descobre que um dos desejos da garota é ter um vestido exclusivo de uma personagem de anime japonês, que custa quase 7 mil euros. Decidido a presenteá-la, Luis busca algum meio de obter a quantia. A oportunidade surge quando é ajudado por uma mulher problemática, Bárbara (Barbara Lennie), que está sozinha em seu apartamento.
Wounded
Director of Photography
The first work from Fernando Franco revolves around Ana, a 30 year old ambulance driver. Though good at her job, Ana has problems relating in her personal life. She doesn't know it, but she suffers from a condition known by psychiatrists as Borderline Personality Disorder. The situation pushes her to outbreaks of self-destructive behaviour, alcohol abuse and self-harm. Ana is incapable of getting what she wants most: to be happy.
La media vuelta
Director of Photography
The Wishful Thinkers
Director of Photography
What some filmmakers do when they are not making movies: they waste time; they eat and get drunk; they take a walk after watching a movie; they fall in love; they are alone or with friends, building future memories for a future movie.
The Dead Man and Being Happy
Director of Photography
A Spaniard in Argentina becomes aware of his approaching death while staying at a hospital, so he decides to run away from Buenos Aires and start a trip up North, heading nowhere in particular.
En camas separadas
Director of Photography
People taking the last subways in working days always wear crumpled clothes. Sitting in a nearly empty car, they look at each other, they get a glimpse of each other. After another day with lost chances, they only expect to arrive home. Tomorrow will be another day.
Dans la chambre du sultan
Director of Photography