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Screening of “Cartas mojadas,” by Paula Palacios
February 08, 20217:00 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
7:00 p.m.
5 euros: general tickets at the box office.
Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.
On Monday, February 8, Casa Árabe will be hosting a special screening of
“Cartas Mojadas” (“Wet Letters”) by Paula Palacios, a feature-length
documentary film produced by Isabel Coixet, and a candidate for the Goya
Awards. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s
director.
Thousands of people have crossed the Mediterranean in recent years in the attempt to reach Europe. Through a mysterious voice from the bottom of the sea, “Wet Letters” tells the most tragic epic tale in our contemporary history. Using letters written from mothers to their children, the narrator’s voice follows the boat run by the NGO Open Arms on its most dramatic mission, struggling to save 550 people from a sinking vessel. It then takes viewers to the streets of Paris, where police violence against migrants can be compared with the efforts made to reach Europe. Forgetting that this is a true story, the situation worsens when the film takes us aboard a Libyan coast guard ship, in the most dangerous place in the world, where human beings are mistreated and enslaved.
Duration: 81′
Year of production: 2020
Written and directed by: Paula Palacios
Produced by: MORADA FILMS with the support of Spain’s Ministry of Culture (ICAA) and Aljazeera Documentary Channel
Producer: Paula Palacios
Executive Producer: Carlo D’Ursi
Associate Producer: Isabel Coixet
Associate Producer: Christoph Jörg
Paula Palacios
Spanish documentary filmmaker who works out of Madrid and Paris. She has produced and directed more than twenty-five documentaries for television. “Wet Letters” is her first feature film. Her works always deal with social issues, above all migration and women’s issues. In 2015, her film “ALI’ENS” was nominated for best documentary film at the Asian TV Awards. Paula is a specialist in the Arab world, where she often collaborates with festivals as a jury member.
Duration: 81′
Year of production: 2020
Written and directed by: Paula Palacios
Produced by: MORADA FILMS with the support of Spain’s Ministry of Culture (ICAA) and Aljazeera Documentary Channel
Producer: Paula Palacios
Executive Producer: Carlo D’Ursi
Associate Producer: Isabel Coixet
Associate Producer: Christoph Jörg
Paula Palacios
Spanish documentary filmmaker who works out of Madrid and Paris. She has produced and directed more than twenty-five documentaries for television. “Wet Letters” is her first feature film. Her works always deal with social issues, above all migration and women’s issues. In 2015, her film “ALI’ENS” was nominated for best documentary film at the Asian TV Awards. Paula is a specialist in the Arab world, where she often collaborates with festivals as a jury member.
