A intelligent examine of recent masculinity by the lens of Spain’s polarizing bullfighting custom, Manuel Manrique’s “Head On The Wall” (“Una cabeza en la pared”) hits Locarno’s Match Me! periods as a part of Madrid-based Kabiria Films manufacturing slate, offered by co-founder Diego Saniz.
“I feel probably the most fascinating factor about “Head On The Wall” is the way it talks about world points from the particularity of one thing as native and Spanish as bullfighting, making the most of it as a metaphor for the contradiction of the human being and the complexity of such a present problem,”Saniz informed Variety.
“In addition, we consider that each one the aesthetics and ambiance of the bullfighting world can even assist to attach with the worldwide viewers.”
Written by Manrique (“Into Nothingness”) and Itziar SanJuan Saenz, the story takes place within the not-so-distant future. Bullfighting is banned, and protagonist Rafael Jesús finds himself grappling with the lack of his livelihood whereas making an attempt to suit into an unaccommodating world he struggles to acknowledge.
“This is the story of a person who can’t discover his place on this century,” Saniz relayed. “Using the bullfighting world as a framework to replicate on the brand new masculinities, our place is to not choose, however to look at and attempt to perceive. A drama movie with touches of comedy beneath an environment of futuristic Spanish folklore.”
Attending the networking periods supplies the curation of concepts throughout continents and thematic divides. Saniz admitted that “it’s a privilege for us to have the ability to attend Locarno as a part of Match Me! for the positioning of the manufacturing firm and our tasks at a world stage, along with doing so at a nationwide stage as one of many representatives of Spain inside this program.”
“In addition, with the ability to strategy professionals from different elements of the world in a degree much like ours however with very alternative ways of understanding and dealing within the business may be very favorable for the understanding of cinema at a world stage: listening, sharing experiences and creating new synergies between international locations,” he continued.
Kabiria (“La Entrega”) touts efforts to embrace unbiased, arthouse cinema whereas interesting to wider audiences in a fortuitous transfer that Saniz deems a necessity of profitable trendy filmmaking.
“I consider that as filmmakers now we have a accountability to the general public,” he opined. “By this, I imply that our movies wouldn’t exist if there have been no individuals to see them. And that is one thing we shouldn’t overlook. We should pursue a steadiness between persevering with to generate an viewers with out shedding the particularity of the inventive model that makes every director distinctive.”
“Cinema is an artwork that requires a a lot greater funding of money and time than another, and that’s the reason we should concentrate on what we’re doing and that this has social or cultural relevance. Cinema can be an business that should be sustainable in financial phrases, and unbiased producers must be very conscious of that and be taught to dwell with the remainder of the business’s belongings. For us, it’s deeply satisfying when a movie of ours achieves the favor of each the general public and the critics: that’s the objective we wish to pursue.”
The challenge participated in Focus COPRO’ at Cannes, The Incubator on the Madrid Film School’s ECAM Industria, Ventana Cinemad and the Next Gen Film Finlab. Cast and manufacturing dates are but to be decided.
