Farrucas


Direction: Ian de la Rosa
Screenplay: Ian de la Rosa, Jana Diaz-Juhl
Production company: Vayolet Films, Amplitud, Primo
Producer: Carlotta Schiavon, Pau Brunet, Jana Diaz-Juhl, Inés Massa
Cinematography: Gina Ferrer
Edition: Marc Esteve Escrihuela
Sound: Curro Burguillo
Artistic direction: Anna Cornudella Castro
Cast: Hadoum Benghnidira Nieto, Fatema Benalghani Bousrij, Sheima El Haddad Bousrij, Sokayna El Assri


Runtime: 17:20
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Arabic, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Country: Spain, United States
Year: 2021


Hadoum, Fátima, Sheima, and Sokayna are four teenagers from El Puche, a suburb in the Spanish city of Almería, who are proud of their Moroccan and Spanish roots. Together they navigate their first experiences in out-of-the neighborhood schools, that evidence their underprivileged environment. However, this does not affect the intensity of their desires and dreams. On Fatima’s eighteenth birthday, the strength of their self-confidence will be put to the test.


Festivals

Clermont-Ferrand - International Short Film Festival | France, Jan 2022
Premios Goya - Academia de Cine | Spain, Jan 2022 Nominated for Best Fiction Short Film
Festival de Málaga | Spain, Jun 2021
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival | Portugal, Jul 2021 Best Documentary
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival | Brazil, Nov 2021
ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares | Spain, Nov 2021 Third Prize, Best Actress (Hadoum Benghnidira Nieto, Fatema Benalghani Bousrij, Sheima El Haddad Bousrij, Sokayna El assri)
Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla | Spain, Nov 2021 Rosario Valpuesta Special Prize
Premis Gaudí | Spain, Mar 2022 Best Short Film
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche | Spain, Jul 2021 Best Short Film
Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes Versión Española-SGAE | Spain, Apr 2022 Second Award
Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay | Uruguay, Apr 2022
Aspen Shortfest | United States, Apr 2022
Chicago International Children's Film Festival | United States, Nov 2022
IBAFF - Festival Internacional de Cine | Spain, Jun 2022
Octubre Corto - Festival de Cine de Arnedo | Spain, Oct 2021 Best Direction
Festival de cine de Zaragoza | Spain, Nov 2021 CIMA Award for Best Photography
FICBUEU - Festival Internacional Cortometrajes | Spain, Sep 2021
Festival de Cine de Cartagena | Spain, Nov 2021 Best Short Film
MedFilm Festival | Italy, Nov 2021
Cormorán Film Fest | Spain, Oct 2021
Festival de Cortometrajes "Cortada" de Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain, Dec 2021
Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia | Spain, Feb 2022
VIST - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Vila-real | Spain, Mar 2022
Athens International Children’s Film Festival | Greece, Nov 2022
Madrid Kid Film Festival | Spain, Jun 2022
Ajyal Film Festival | Qatar, Oct 2022
Festival International du Court Métrage de Lille | France, Sep 2022
FICCAB - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Cine Alternativo de Benalmádena | Spain, Oct 2022
Festival Nuevo Cine Andaluz de Casares | Spain, Oct 2022
Cortesina Festival de Cortometrajes | Spain, Sep 2022 Second Prize
El Meteorito - Festival de Cortometrajes de Molina de Segura | Spain, Oct 2022
Festival de Cine Inclusivo de Vigo | Spain, Oct 2022
BUFF MALMÖ Filmfestival | Sweden, Mar 2023
Premio de Cortos Cinematográficos LA SANSILVESTRALE | Spain, Aug 2023
Enkarzine | Spain, Nov 2021
AVILÉS ACCIÓN Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Avilés | Spain, Oct 2021
Premios Pávez: Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Talavera de la Reina | Spain, Oct 2021
Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería | Spain, Nov 2021 Best Cast, Best Andalusian Short
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Mal del Cap | Spain, Oct 2021
International Short & Independent Film Festival Dhaka | Bangladesh, Dec 2021
Mostra de Curtmetratges Dr. Mabuse | Spain, Jun 2022
Concurso Nacional de Cortometrajes CreatRivas | Spain, Mar 2022 Jury Award for Bes Short
SKYLINE - Benidorm Film Festival | Spain, Apr 2022
Aguacate Film Festival | Spain, Apr 2022
Festival Corto - Ciudad Real | Spain, Jun 2022 Audience Special Mention
Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna de Islantilla - Islantilla Cinefórum | Spain, Jul 2022
Festival de cortometrajes de Vinaròs Agustí Comes | Spain, Jul 2022
Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz | Spain, Jul 2022 Best Short Film
Butoni Film Fest | Spain, Jul 2022 Best Screenplay
Festival de Cine Hispanófono de Atenas (FeCHA) | Greece, Jun 2022
Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño - Aspe | Spain, Aug 2022
Festival de Cinema de Menorca | Spain, Sep 2022
La Axarquía Festival de Cine | Spain, Oct 2022
Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid - SEMINCI | Spain, Oct 2021
Huesca International Film Festival | Spain, Jun 2022
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival | Germany, Apr 2022
Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo | Spain, Mar 2022
IBIZA CINEFEST - Ibiza Independent Film Festival | Spain, Mar 2022
Concurso de cortometrajes "Sueños en Corto" de Logroño | Spain, Jan 2022
FCAT | Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa-Tánger | Spain, May 2022
ShorTS - International Film Festival - Maremetraggio | Italy, Jul 2022
ZINEXÍN - Certamen de Cortometrajes y Videocreación de la Roda | Spain, Dec 2021
D'A Film Festival Barcelona | Spain, Apr 2022
Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay | Uruguay, Apr 2022
Aspen Shortfest | United States, Apr 2022
Chicago International Children's Film Festival | United States, Nov 2022
IBAFF - Festival Internacional de Cine | Spain, Jun 2022
Octubre Corto - Festival de Cine de Arnedo | Spain, Oct 2021 Best Direction
Festival de cine de Zaragoza | Spain, Nov 2021 CIMA Award for Best Photography
FICBUEU - Festival Internacional Cortometrajes | Spain, Sep 2021
Festival de Cine de Cartagena | Spain, Nov 2021 Best Short Film
MedFilm Festival | Italy, Nov 2021
Cormorán Film Fest | Spain, Oct 2021
Festival de Cortometrajes "Cortada" de Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain, Dec 2021
Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia | Spain, Feb 2022
VIST - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Vila-real | Spain, Mar 2022
Athens International Children’s Film Festival | Greece, Nov 2022
Madrid Kid Film Festival | Spain, Jun 2022
Ajyal Film Festival | Qatar, Oct 2022
Festival International du Court Métrage de Lille | France, Sep 2022
FICCAB - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Cine Alternativo de Benalmádena | Spain, Oct 2022
Festival Nuevo Cine Andaluz de Casares | Spain, Oct 2022
Cortesina Festival de Cortometrajes | Spain, Sep 2022 Second Prize
El Meteorito - Festival de Cortometrajes de Molina de Segura | Spain, Oct 2022
Festival de Cine Inclusivo de Vigo | Spain, Oct 2022
BUFF MALMÖ Filmfestival | Sweden, Mar 2023
Premio de Cortos Cinematográficos LA SANSILVESTRALE | Spain, Aug 2023
Enkarzine | Spain, Nov 2021
AVILÉS ACCIÓN Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Avilés | Spain, Oct 2021
Premios Pávez: Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Talavera de la Reina | Spain, Oct 2021
Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería | Spain, Nov 2021 Best Cast, Best Andalusian Short
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Mal del Cap | Spain, Oct 2021
International Short & Independent Film Festival Dhaka | Bangladesh, Dec 2021
Mostra de Curtmetratges Dr. Mabuse | Spain, Jun 2022
Concurso Nacional de Cortometrajes CreatRivas | Spain, Mar 2022 Jury Award for Bes Short
SKYLINE - Benidorm Film Festival | Spain, Apr 2022
Aguacate Film Festival | Spain, Apr 2022
Festival Corto - Ciudad Real | Spain, Jun 2022 Audience Special Mention
Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna de Islantilla - Islantilla Cinefórum | Spain, Jul 2022
Festival de cortometrajes de Vinaròs Agustí Comes | Spain, Jul 2022
Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz | Spain, Jul 2022 Best Short Film
Butoni Film Fest | Spain, Jul 2022 Best Screenplay
Festival de Cine Hispanófono de Atenas (FeCHA) | Greece, Jun 2022
Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño - Aspe | Spain, Aug 2022
Festival de Cinema de Menorca | Spain, Sep 2022
La Axarquía Festival de Cine | Spain, Oct 2022

Exhibitions

Old St Paul's (Edinburgh) | United Kingdom, Dec 2021 | CinemaAttic - Catalan Film Festival
DCA (Dundee) | United Kingdom, Dec 2021 | CinemaAttic - Catalan Film Festival
Casa de Cultura (Tobarra) | Spain, May 2022 | Proyección de cortos 'Mirada de mujer'
Cafè del Teatre (Lleida) | Spain, May 2022 | Cafè Curt
Teatro Filarmónica (Oviedo) | Spain, Mar 2022 | Semana del Audiovisual Contemporáneo de Oviedo (SACO)
Old St Paul's (Edinburgh) | United Kingdom, Jan 2022 | CinemaAttic - Spain vs. China - A Short Film Contest
Escuela de Comercio (Xixón) | Spain, Jan 2022 | MUSOC Educa
Kinoteka (Belgrad) | Serbia, Oct 2021 | Institut Ramon Llull
Cineteca del Matadero (Madrid) | Spain, Mar 2021 | CIMA en corto
Cines Embajadores (Madrid) | Spain, Feb 2021 | Sesión de cortometrajes nominados a los Goya