To Books And Women I Sing
SYNOPSIS
A woman had a library in the back seat of her car. Yet another fractures her finger with the rebel shelves of her bookshop. And to them all I sing. Standing against fire, water, moths, dust, ignorance and fanaticism, an anonymous female army looks after books. An intimate resistance, lacking epic events, revolution or weapons.
Premiere in the Balearic Islands. With the presence of the director.
Why must you see it?
With an ironic and humorous tone, Maria Elorza shares a feminine world of books and images: an extended family composed of women readers and the books with whom they share their days; a family where literature is an intimate thing, a constant play of encounters, dialogues, and disconnections. The director takes us on a journey through time, literary and visual references, celebrating a secret and everyday genealogy that casts a new light on the bonds and affections woven between women and books in the shadow of official history.
Margot Mecca
Maria Elorza
Maria Elorza (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 1988). She holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and a Master’s in Artistic Creation and Research from the University of the Basque Country. She has worked as an audiovisual expert since 2013 and has filmed several short films. Her works have been selected and awarded at film festivals such as San Sebastián, Málaga, Sevilla, Punto de Vista, Documenta Madrid or Zinebi.
A los libros y a las mujeres canto ( To books and women I sing) is her first feature film. WIP awards for best project at ZINEBI and MAFIZ. Premiered in the New Directors section of San Sebastian IFF ( TCM Youth award and special mention Irizar basque film award) /International premier at Rotterdam Film Festival.
Year: 2022
Country: Spain
Length: 72 min
Language: Spanish, Italian
Subtitles: Spanish
Direction and Screenplay: Maria Elorza
Production: Marian Fernández Pascal, Koldo Almandoz
Production Company: Txintxua Films
Cinematography and Editing: Maria Elorza
Sound: Maria Elorza, Anne Elorza
