ON SHADOWS
a portrait with Tomàs Pladevall

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Year: 2021
Running time: 60min.
Director: Joan Tisminetzky
Screenwriter: Joan Tisminetzky, Francina Verdés
In collaboration with: Laura Huguet
Cinematography: Joan Tisminetzky
Sound: Gianni Quarta, Jordi Paris, Hamid E. Martín and Alejandra Molina
Assembly: Pere Marzo
Producer: Colibrí Studio
With the participation of: Televisió de Catalunya, ICEC, Institut Ramon Llull

 

Festivals and awards:

Gijón International Film Festival - Award for Best Spanish Feature Film Director. 2021

La Inesperada Festival. Barcelona 2022

Malaga Film Festival. 2022

FIC-CAT. 2022 - Special Jury Mention

Som Cinema Lleida Festival. 2022

Girona Film Fest. 2022

Memorimage. Reus. 2022

Catalan Film Fest Scotland. Edinburgh (UK). 2023

Babel Film Fest. Cagliari (Italy). 2023 

 

Synopsis:

The first of his films, "Robin Hood Never Dies", is lost. Tomàs Pladevall is an admired photography director; a master of light who seeks to recover his personal archive. He has been retired from the profession for years but he cannot help but continue experimenting with light and shadow.

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