Maresia

A film by Eduardo Martinón

Synopsis

A story about jelousy, infidelity and infertility with the dramatic background of the black rocky volcanic coast of Gran Canaria. Lilian and Rafael need an anonymous donor to have a child. But Rafael strongly resists this idea. Luis, Lilian´s gay old friend from youth, arrives in town. Daniel also reappears in their lives. He is a soldier who comes back from Afganistan, with whom Lilian is off to an extra-matrimonial adventure.

Director´s Bio

Eduardo Martinón graduated in Fine Arts in Barcelona University and studied Film and Television in UCLA, United States, where he received his first award to his short animation film “High Thinking, Simple Living”. He has worked as a comedy writer for Spanish television and has earned three different grants for his short film projects, being the writer and director in all of them. His short format projects have received various awards and nominations, including the Foro Canario Award at Las Palmas International Film Festival and the International Brooklyn Festival in New York.

Festivals and awards

  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2005- Best Short Film Prize in Canary Forum
  • Brooklyn International Film Festival 2005- Official Competition

Original Title

Maresía

Genre

Drama

Director

Eduardo Martinón.

Production company

Volcano International Productions, Calima Films.

Executive producer

Sebastián Álvarez, Eduardo Martinón.

Featuring

Guacimara Correa, Mingo Ruano, Roberto Kuzmanich, José Manuel Trujillo, Brian López, Sara Guerra, Blanca Rodríguez, Paloma Fuentes.

Screenwriters

Eduardo Martinón, Raquel de Jorge Tremps.

Director of photography

Christian Lage.

Editor

Miguel Ángel Peñas

Specifications

Spain / Spanish / 2014 / 81 min

Technical data

HD / Stereo / 1:1.85 / Color

Available subtitles

English

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