Discover some of the latest Spanish animation films at the 2024 edition of OIAF.

Sultana’s Dream

• On Wednesday, September 25 at 5 pm. Buy tickets.
• On Friday; September 27 at 7 pm. Buy tickets.
• Directed by Isabel Herguera, Spain / Germany / India, 86 minutes.
• In Spanish, Basque, English, Hindi, Bengali with English subtitles

Inés, a Spanish artist, lives in India and stumbles upon Sultana’s Dream, a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905. It describes Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores. Fascinated by the story, Inés embarks on a journey across the country to search for the one place where women can live in peace.

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Spotlight on Spanish Animation

This special series features eight Spanish animated short films.

• On Thursday, September 26 at 7 pm.
• On Sunday, September 29 at 3 pm.
• Buy tickets.

To Bird or Not To Bird

• Directed by Martín Romero, Spain, 9 minutes. No dialogue.
• To bird or not to bird, that is the question. A critical and kaleidoscopic view of the current world told through the tragicomic and grotesque experiences of some birds.

Interns

• Directed by Marina Donderis, Núria Poveda, Marina Cortón, Spain, 9 minutes. No dialogue.
• Three young friends face the challenge of paying rent for their shared flat each month.

Medea Adrift

• Directed by Mari Cruz Leo, Spain, 12 minutes.
• In Spanish with English subtitles.
• On a large block of ice lost in the sea, the lonely Medea tries, again and again, to snatch her life without success, to escape the sentence imposed by Zeus: to be immortal in this agonizing frozen wasteland.

All Is Lost

• Directed by Carla Pereira, Juanfran Jacinto, 7 min,Spain
• In Spanish and English with English and French subtitles.
• The Pérez family are an almost normal family, although their behaviour is somewhat dysfunctional. The couple plans to fertilize an egg she laid last night.

Songe

• Directed by María Médem, Spain, 2 minutes.
• A mesmerizing music video for Songe, by Sophie Oz, created by the acclaimed illustrator and author of the recent graphic novel ‘Por Culpa de una flor’.

The Illustrated Woman

• Directed by Isabel Herguera, Spain, 7 minutes.
• In Spanish with English subtitles.
• In Ahmedabad, Isabel runs an animation workshop for a group of henna tattoo artists, the Mehndi. She interviews them about their dreams.

Conej Steps Out

• Directed by Pablo Río, Spain, 7 minutes.
• In Spanish with English subtitles.
• In an attempt to give his girlfriend Claire the perfect gift for their upcoming date, Conej is determined to travel across the cosmos and beyond. A fresh student musical cartoon.

The Fence

• Directed by Sam Orti, Spain, 14 minutes. Invented language.
• A family has embarked on a long journey, facing numerous dangers and driven only by a dream, that of a better life.