Heltzear

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2021

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RIFF 2022

Heltzear

17.58 minutes | Spain | 2021

Spanish Shorts II Short Films

Synopsis

San Sebastian, the year 2000, the Basque conflict continues. While writing a letter to her absent brother, Sara, a 15-year-old climber, is training for the most difficult climb of her life.

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Director’s Bio

Mikel Gurrea (Donostia / San Sebastián, 1985). A graduate in audiovisual communication from the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, he earned an MA from the London Film School. His short films have won awards at festivals such as the Montreal World Film Festival and his theatre art has premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and the Fernando Fernán-Gómez in Madrid. In 2022 he is set to premiere his first feature film, Suro, which he developed at Ikusmira Berriak, Sources 2, and the Sam Spiegel Film Lab.