Four filmmakers working in the region of Galicia (in the northwest of Spain) follow and portray on the screen Galician artists working in disciplines of different nature. The result is four pieces around the creative process of these artists. Lois Patiño film their parents working on their paintings in their studio in Vigo, Jaione Camborda films dancer Janet Novás rehearsing for one of her pieces, Xisela Franco follows film director Margarita Ledo revisiting the location of her latest film Nation and Alfonso Zarauza reflects on the relationship between actress-director by putting together the work of Melania Cruz in two of their collaborations.
In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of women left alone in Galicia towards America. Many of them were illegal, with papers that falsified their age and even their identity. Common stories like Merce's, no place to go nor to go. In addition to work at the Mil8 factory, home and attend accounting classes, but a good day the norm is falling for something as simple as capturing a situation that is not yet able to name.
In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of women left alone in Galicia towards America. Many of them were illegal, with papers that falsified their age and even their identity. Common stories like Merce's, no place to go nor to go. In addition to work at the Mil8 factory, home and attend accounting classes, but a good day the norm is falling for something as simple as capturing a situation that is not yet able to name.
The films are a critical view of the social, economic, political, cultural and employment situation in Galicia. They have been made through the voluntary work of all the participants, including actors and actresses such as Luis Tosar and Mabel Ribera. People who have something to tell, and have chosen the screen as their medium.
Santa Liberdade tells the kidnapping of the Portuguese transatlantic ship "Santa Maria" at the beginning of the 60's.This was a political act aiming to call the world's attention on the dictatorships of Salazar and Franco, since also several Galician Franco's opponents took part in it.
