MATRIA

Drama | Galicia, Spain | 2017 | 21 min

Ramona lives with her husband, with whom she barely communicates, and works in a canning factory run by a tyrant manager. Faced with the challenges presented by her daily routine, she tries to take refuge in the relationship that unites her to her daughter and granddaughter.

2018 Sundance Film Festival - Short Film Grand Jury Prize
2019 Goya Nominee
2019 Mestre Mateo Winner

Clermont-Ferrand | AFI Fest | Palm Springs ShortFest | Melbourne | Dokufest | Festival de cine de Cans (Best Film, Best Actress & Audience Award) | Message to man | IndieLisboa (Best Int. Short Film) | Hollyshorts (Best Int. Short Film) | Cinemed (Special Mention) | Seminci (Best Spanish Short Film) | ALCINE (Best Film & Best Actress) | Aspen ShortFest | Encounters | CinemaJove | Maremetraggio (Best Short Film) | D'A | Guanajuato | Concorto (Special Mention ) | Seattle Int. Film Festival | Leeds Int. Film Festival | Galway Film Fleadh | 24fps Int. Short Film Festival (Silver Medal & Best Actress) | Ljubljana Int. Film Festival (Best Short Film) | Pančevo (Best Short Film & Best Actress) | Uppsala Int. Short Film Festival | Málaga | Las Palmas Int. Film Festival

Writer | Director: Álvaro Gago
Producers: Álvaro Gago, Alberto Gago, José Gago.
Production Companies: Sombriza Films, Ringo Media.
Distribution: Marvin&Wayne

CAST
Francisca Iglesias Bouzón | Pilar Fragua | Eulogia Chaves | Marta Resille | Sara Dios | Janet Romero

CREW
Mireia Graell, Executive Producer | Silvia Fuentes, Production Manager | Lucia C. Pan, Director of Photography | Jorge Basterretxea, 1st AC | Marta Font, 1st AD | Lucía Estévez, Script | Alba Aguiar, Art Director | Uxía Vaello, Costume Designer | Álvaro Gago, Editor | Xavier Souto, Sound Recordist | Sound Troop, Sound Postproduction | Leticia T. Blanco, DIT & Grading.

Director's previous short film: vimeo.com/116676944
Director's new short film (trailer): vimeo.com/341547882

Cast: Alvaro Gago Diaz, Ringo Media, Lucía C. Pan, Marvin&Wayne, Mireia Graell Vivancos, Lucía Estévez, Jorge Basterretxea Arranz, Leticia T. Blanco, Nacho Ozores and time