SYNOPSIS
Short documentary film with character that discovers Segunda Garcia, a 79 year old woman from a small Galician village and her unknown life of adventure. A portrait of an emperor who never allowed herself to be second in anything.
Segunda was marked with her name at birth, but she had other plans. From a small Galician village, this eighty-year-old matriarch has lived her life with the determination and personality of the Roman emperors who conquered the world. In this portrait of a rural Galician woman, we discover the values of those who once dominated history.
SELECTIONS (27)
Play -Doc International Film Festival – Official Selection – Tui, Spain – Estrea absoluta
Akida International Film Festival 2024 – Official Selection – Seville, Spain
La Gran Pantalla Festival Internacional de Cinema de les Persones Grans – Official Selection – Barcelona, Spain
Ribadeo Short Film Festival – Official Selection – Ribadeo, Spain
Festival Cine Y Zona (CIZO) – Official Selection – Cantabria, Spain
Arcu Atlánticu Xixón – Official Section – Gijón, Spain
Luces, Cameros, Action – Rural Section – La Rioja, Spain
FIC BUEU International Short Film Festival – Section GZ_00 – Bueu, Spain
RIR International Comedy Film Festival – Official Selection – Allariz, Spain
46º Lugo Film Week – Official Selection – Lugo, Spain
Vitafest Vitacura International Short Film Festival – Official Selection – Vitacura, Chile
FICCBOG Bogota – Official Selection – Bogota, Colombia
ZAFIC | Zabrinsky International Film Festival – Official Selection – Mosquera, Colombia
John Balan Fest – Official Selection – Marín, Spain
Subtropic Film Fest – Official Selection – Florida, USA
Curtas Festival do Imaxinario – Official Section – Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Fouciño 2024 Awards – Festival Opening Film – Zas, Spain
IX Nambrocorto – Official Selection – Toledo, Spain
Mostra De Curmetratges De Palafrugell – Short Films Section – Girona, Spain
Frenesí Festival Internacional De Cine De La Unión Valle – Official Selection – Colombia
Siberiadoc International Film Festival – Official Selection – Siberia, Russia
Ficcs Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes De La Cuenca Del Salado – Official Selection – Argentina
Coliseum International Film Festival – International Section – Rome, Italy
Mostra de Marín 2024 – Marín, Spain
I Zinema Sin Cinema – Non-Competitive Section – Zaragoza, Spain
38th Cineuropa – Galicia Section – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Xociviga Ano 0 – Section XENTES DE AQUÍ – Carballiño, Spain
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS (3)
Best Documentary Award – Akida International Film Festival
Mellor Documentary Award – RIR Festival ( Docu-Mocku Section)
Special Mention of the Jury – Siberiadoc
