Karen
Spain / 2020 / 65'
Plot
An intimate portrait of Karen Blixen's last days in Africa with her faithful Somali servant, Farah Aden.
Full Cast and Crew
Director:
María Pérez Sanz
Guion:
María Pérez Sanz
Carlos Egea
Producer:
Ignacio Salazar-Simpson
Cristina Hergueta
Ricardo Marco Budé
Bárbara Gut
Production:
redantfilms
Obra La Belleza AIE
Siete Hachas
Film Editing:
Carlos Egea
Sergio Jiménez
Cinematography:
Ion De Sosa
Music:
Christina Rosenvinge
Sound:
Miguel Caprara
Roberto Fernández
Other:
Christina Rosenvinge
Alito Rodgers Jr.
Isabelle Stoffel
Póster Oficial
Director
María Pérez Sanz
From a very young age, she has been making films that have been screened and awarded at several International Film Festivals. She participated in the 8th edition of the Cannes Short Film Corner and the 9th edition of the Berlinale Talent Campus. Malpartida Fluxus Village (2015) was her first feature film, that was awarded and screened at more than thirty international festivals. Karen (2020), starring Christina Rosenvinge, is his second feature film, premiered in the Official Section of the Seville European Film Festival, achieving great critical acclaim and awards such as the Prize at the Barcelona Auteur Film Festival and a nomination for the Feroz Awards. Her latest short film, La niña mártir (based on Últimas tardes con Teresa de Jesús, by Cristina Morales) received the award for Best Short Film at the Gijón International Film Festival. She is currently preparing her third feature film, Dejar Madrid. She combines her professional activity with film teaching in various institutions and schools such as ECAM and La Casa Encendida. She has been named one of the most promising Spanish filmmakers by Screen International magazine.
Festivals and Awards
SEFF. Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla. 2020
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