Juan Carlos Blancas

Each year in Galicia, one of the oldest forms of carnival is celebrated. Characters wear spectacular costumes, which include showy masks and a belt from which hang large and sonorous cowbells, and they run through the village, beating the visitors with their whips.

Each year in Galicia, one of the oldest forms of carnival is celebrated. Characters wear spectacular costumes, which include showy masks and a belt from which hang large and sonorous cowbells, and they run through the village, beating the visitors with their whips.

Кажется, что время остановилось в деревне на побережье Галиции. И все люди там как будто парализованные, хотя все еще слышны их голоса: они говорят о призраках, о ведьмах, о чудовищах. Появляются три женщины, которые пытаются найти Рубио, моряка, недавно пропавшего в море.

Через несколько лет после окончания гражданской войны в Испании Аншо возвращается в галисийскую деревню, где он родился. В своем путешествии он узнает, как сильно изменилась Испания во время правления Франсиско Франко. «Длинная ночь» – это поэтическая медитация об истории Испании, основанная на книгах, романах и мемуарах испанских писателей двадцатого века.

An archeologist travels to the Canary Islands’ cave dwellings as part of his quest to discover the remains of the indigenous inhabitants of the islands. An essay film, composed of archival footage, on the complex map of power that constructs historical discourse.

Tradition and performance show us the physical relationship between man and animal when in combat.

“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

“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