Deuses de Pedra
SYNOPSIS
Mariana, a four-year-old girl, grows up surrounded by stories and legends. As her loved ones leave one by one, her surroundings slowly transform, until, at eighteen, she faces a crucial decision about her future.
Balearic premiere. Opera prima. With the presence of the director.
Why must you see it?
Iván Castiñeiras returns to his childhood home, the so-called “raya seca” (dry border), the oldest border in Europe, a meeting place where different peoples coexisted and built a shared history over the centuries, and which today separates the communities of Galicia and Portugal.
Filmed over 15 years on ethereal 16 mm, Deuses de pedra traces the texture of memory and moves along these borders —both geographical and temporal— exploring the metamorphosis of society and reflecting on identity and belonging.
Luca D’Introno
Ivan Castiñeiras
He graduated in Art History and in Cinema from the National Film Conservatory of Lisbon (ESTC). He studied at the Louis Lumière School (Paris), ESCAC (Barcelona). In 2016 he graduated from Le Fresnoy. In 2020 he participates in the Berlinale Talent Campus program and he was selected as an artist member of the French Academy Casa de Velázquez.
Year: 2025
Country: Spain
Length: 83 min
Language: Portugese and Galician
Subtitles: Spanish, English
Director: Ivan Castiñeiras
Production:
Iván Castiñeiras Gallego
Ángel Santos Touza
Eminé Seker
André Gil Mata
Pedro Fernandes Duarte
Editor: Antonio Trullén Funcia
