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We will open the Catalan Film Festival in true CinemaAttic style, with films, food, drinks, and a performance by the incredible human towers of the Colla Castellera. The opening event is a proud celebration of Catalan culture and is sure to be an evening to remember!<\/p>\n

This year’s short film programme will bring us from the tense drama of The Pyre, to the tender queer romance of Born at Night, and the experimentation of Tramuntana. Snippets sees the return of festival favourite and Cannes Palme d’Or winning director Juanjo Gim\u00e9nez to Scottish screens. Our Room is a short by CFF11 guest Jaume Claret Muxart (Strange River) – see it here before meeting him later in the festival for a Q and A!<\/p>\n

Short film has always been an incredibly important part of the Catalan Film Festival, and this year’s offering continues to show the incredible quality of the work coming from the region.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 Saturday 14th March
\n\ud83d\udd62 Doors 7.00pm, event starts at 7.30. <\/strong>Approximate end time of event 10.15pm
\n\ud83d\udccd St Peter\u2019s Episcopal Church Hall, Lutton Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9PE.<\/p>\n

Accessibility: This venue is wheelchair accessible. The short film programme will play with English descriptive subtitles, transcribing both dialogue and audio information from the film, such as who is speaking or sounds like [whistle blowing]<\/h4>\n

Age restriction: 18+, films contain sex\/nudity. The short film Our Room contains a scene of strobe lighting effects.<\/p>\n

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Short Film Programme<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Pyre (La foguera)<\/b>
\ndir. \u00c0lex Gantzer<\/span>
\n15 minutes<\/span>
\nYear: 2025<\/span>
\nCatalan with English descriptive subtitles<\/span><\/p>\n

With a traumatic experience from the past clawing its way to the surface, Blanca gets in her car and begins a journey to connect with life, with grief and with an anger that she has been repressing for too long.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born at Night (Ferides)<\/b>
\ndir. Alba Cros Pellis\u00e9\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

18 minutes<\/span>
\nYear: 2025<\/span>
\nCatalan with English descriptive subtitles<\/span><\/p>\n

The first encounter between Sa\u00f3 and Juliana leads to a rebirth in the middle of the night, where vulnerability and seduction intertwine to pave the way for a promising new dawn.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Snippets (Retales)<\/b>
\ndir. Juanjo Gim\u00e9nez<\/span><\/p>\n

20 minutes<\/span>
\nYear: 2025<\/span>
\nSpanish with English descriptive subtitles<\/span><\/p>\n

A film student shoots his first short films in Super 8, while lamenting the fact that he doesn’t have a single moving image of his parents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Room (La nostra habitaci\u00f3)<\/b>
\ndir. Jaume Claret Muxart<\/p>\n

29 minutes<\/p>\n

Year: 2025
\nCatalan and French with English descriptive subtitles<\/p>\n

Gal\u00b7la works at the radio station. Nearly asleep, she leaves the program halfway through and reads a story to her little son that accompanies him in his dreams. One night, driven by the renewing energy of a mysterious boy, she decides to start a new radio station. A program of shared melodies that broadcasts from the intimacy of the room where mother and son connect with the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tramuntana<\/strong><\/p>\n

dir. Mart\u00ed Madaula Esquirol<\/p>\n

18 minutes<\/p>\n

Year: 2024<\/p>\n

No dialogue with subtitles in English<\/p>\n

In a remote area of northern Spain, the wind has a name: Tramuntana. Tramuntana takes what it wants\u2014clothes, trees, boats, and the people of the landscape who live with the endless threat of being carried away by its force. This film is a lyrical portrait of this furious wind, woven from the stories passed down by local villagers.<\/p>\n

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