
CURRICÁN
[ENG]
Xan Curricán guides us through the streets of Vilanova de Arousa, a village full of picturesque portraits and endless epiphanies.
[GAL]
A ollada de Xán Curricán guíanos polas rúas da Vilanova de Arousa, unha vila chea de grandes cadros e interminables epifanías.
16mm | Color | 15 min | Spain & United Kingdom | 2014
Cast
Curricán Iago Ferreiro
Avó Celso Bugallo
Irmán Javier Fernández
Crew
Written & Directed by Álvaro Gago
Produced by Álvaro Gago
Cinematographer: Rafael Medina Adalfio
Art Director:
Editor: Álvaro Gago
Sound:
Music: Nico Casal
Distribution: Marvin&Wayne
Factsheet
Production: Sombriza Films & London Film School
Country: Spain
Language of the original version: Galician
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Shooting Format: 16mm
Sound Format: Dolby 5.1
Location: Galicia, Spain
Director's Statement
[ENG]
"We don't know where life will take us, but we can get to know where we come from, who are our loved ones and which is the land that gave us birth. If we have a clear mind about this, we've already gone a long way". A look into the past, an observation upon the memory with the objective of bringing it to the epicentre of a personal and global interest. That is how Curricán was born, as a result of one of the many conversations with my relatives at home. Most of the time, the stories are right there, in front of your eyes. Stories that we might have heard hundreds of times, but suddenly become extraordinary.
[GAL]
“Non sabemos onde nos levará a vida, pero si sabemos de ónde procedemos, quénes son os nosos e cál é a terra que nos deu a orixe. E si temos esto claro, levamos xa moito andado”. Un ollar ao pasado, unha reflexión sobre a memoria co único obxectivo de recuperala e traela ao epicentro do interés personal e global. Así nace Curricán, como consecuencia dunha das moitas conversas de sobremesa cos meus, na miña casa. Normalmente as historias que un pode contar están ahí, á vista, preto de nos. Son historias que posiblemente teramos escoitado centos de veces, e que de repente se volven extraordinarias.
Festivals & Awards
Curtocircuito Int. Short Film Festival, Spain, 2014 - Best Director
Vitoria-Gasteiz Short Film Festival, Spain, 2014
Málaga Film Festival, Spain, 2015
IBAFF Murcia Int. Film Festival, Spain, 2015
Cans Film Festival, Spain, 2015 - Best Short Film
Primavera do Cine Film Festival, Spain, 2015 - Best Short Film
FicBueu Int. Short Film Festival, Spain, 2015
Int. Film Festival for Children - AniFestROZAFA, Albania, 2015
Other Screenings
Galician Film Forum, London, 2015
Vicente Cañada Blanch Institute, London, 2015
Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, 2015
Chano Piñeiro High School, Forcarei (Galicia), 2015
Hiroshima Venue, Barcelona, 2015
La casa del cine, México DF, 2015
La casa de arriba, Vigo, 2016
Teatre Arniches, Alicante, 2016