![]() ![]() In 2017, she released her feature debut, Esquece Monelos, a non-fiction film that tells the story of a hidden, underground river that has been turned into a sewer beneath the streets of A Coruña, which was nominated for the Feroz Award for Best Documentary. Ángeles Huerta has a Doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of Oviedo and graduated in Practical Filmmaking fromLondon’s Met Film School. The cast is rounded off by well-known names from the world of Galician audiovisual productions, such as María Vázquez ( Eye for an Eye ), Federico Pérez ( Brothers-in-Law ), Elena Seijo ( Elisa & Marcela ) and Miquel Ínsua ( Bitter Daisies ), as well as Portuguese actress Victoria Guerra ( Auga seca). ![]() In total, the shoot will last six weeks, during which time the production team will transform the territory into the enigmatic village of Lobosandaus. It is also being shot in the Galician municipalities of Muíños, Lobeira and Calvos de Randín, in Ourense province. The shoot is taking place entirely in the region of Xurés-Gêres, in the Portuguese villages of Tourem and Pitoes, within the parish of Montalegre. The limits, raias or borderlines that separate the world of the dead from that of the living, gender, identity, and the evocative power of tradition and folklore will be just some of the core ideas that underpin the film, which will boast an original soundtrack by Galician artist Mercedes Peón. But the teacher, from his standpoint of rationalism and science, will be confronted by a communal belief held by the local population: that the spirits of the dead can manifest themselves and remain among the residents, as they inhabit other bodies. ![]() No sooner has the teacher, played by Tamar Novas ( The Mess You Leave Behind), arrived than he senses how mystery and death naturally coexist in the everyday lives of the residents of this stark, rugged place. ![]() It tells the tale of a school teacher whose first posting, in the early 20 th century, is in Lobosandaus, a small town in the raia seca region, on the border between Galicia and Portugal. While does facilitate networking that fosters relationships between filmmakers and acquisition professionals, does not profit from these interactions and remains purely a monthly film competition.Director Ángeles Huerta and her lead actor, Tamar Novas, during the shoot for The Open Body (© Marcos Pereiro)Īt the start of November, in the environs of Muíños (Ourense), Spain, the shoot kicked off for The Open Body, a folk-horror feature being directed by Ángeles Huerta and based on a story by Galician author Xosé Luis Méndez Ferrín. Content ownership remains with it’s original creators or representatives. #Submit your flick full#breaks the norms and exceeds the value filmmakers seek from the traditional festival experience by presenting their works online, to a global audience.Īll UNSOLICITED submissions pay full price and are not guaranteed to be selected for competition. All INVITED projects are guaranteed to screen.į does not own or license any of the streaming content. Traditional events only present a small number of projects to a limited audience, greatly reducing the reach of one’s work. We understand that the greatest value for filmmakers comes from exposure, our mission is to provide an audience that a traditional in-person festival simply cannot deliver. is quickly becoming the most popular online film festival platform. ![]()
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