La Idea De Una Isla
Spain / Fiction / 19’ / Color / 2024
Bombs fall down while a mother sings to her daughters. Nature shivers. Houses become empty. 9-year-old Emilia is about to learn that the war around her is not a game anymore.
Director: Carmen Pedrero
Script: Carmen Pedrero
Director of Photography: Sergio Garot
Producer: Eva Bodas, Maribel Ruiz Pascual, Antonello Novellino
Editing: Miguel Ariza
Sound: Laura Gantes
Cast: Raquel Barrero Muñoz, Candela Martín Fernández, Lara Peloche Rodríguez, Leire Gómez Muñoz, Cristina Basallote, Agustín Mateo
Biography
Carmen Pedrero (Madrid, 1996) is a film director, screenwriter and poet. After graduating from ECAM, her thesis short film Winds of Springtime had its premiere in the Future Frames’ program at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and won the Danzante Award for Best Opera Prima at Huesca International Film Festival. During the last two years, Carmen was part of multiple artistic labs such as Novos Cinemas’, INPUT (S8), Málaga Talent, or Cannes’ Focus Script, where she had the opportunity to continue working on her projects. Carmen is currently living in Boston on a full scholarship, where she’s pursuing a master’s program focused on film pedagogy.
Filmography
Vientos De Primavera (2021)
La Idea De Una Isla (2024)
Festivals Attended
War On Screen - Festival international de cinéma 2024
Zagreb Film Festival 2024
MedFilm Festival 2024
Festival de Cine de Medina del Campo 2025
Festival de Málaga 2025