FORASTERA LUCÍA ALEÑAR IGLESIAS

  • SPAIN | SWEDEN | ITALY

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  • CATALAN | SPANISH | ENGLISH

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  • 2025

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  • 97 mins

During a sunlit summer in Mallorca, a family struggles with the loss of its matriarch. As grief settles into everyday life, teenage Cata begins to quietly assume her grandmother’s place within the household. Through small gestures and unspoken moments, she absorbs inherited memories and responsibilities. The film unfolds as a gentle, intimate debut that explores mourning, family bonds, and the subtle ways absence reshapes identity, revealing how echoes of those we lose continue to live on in unexpected forms.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Tono Folguera, Ariadna Dot, Cesc Mulet, Bàrbara Ferrer, Giovanni Pompili, Olivier Guerpillon, Marta Reguera, Marta Cruañas Compés

Screenplay :

Lucia Aleñar Iglesias

Director of Photography :

Agnès Piqué

Editor :

Paola Freddi

Music :

Anna Von Hausswolf, Filip Leyman

Sound :

Nora Haddad, Ulrika Akander, Therese Gylfe, Tove Lidman

Cast :

Zoe Stein, Lluis Homar, Núria Prims, Nonni Ardal, Martina García

Awards - Winner :

Toronto IFF (FIPRESCI Award), Valladolid IFF (Best First Feature Award)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Tallinn Black Nights FF (Official Screening), Panorama of European Cinema Athens FF (Official Selection), Vancouver New Spanish Cinema FF (Official Selection)

Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (b.1993) is a Spanish writer and director based in Los Angeles. She holds a BFA in Film from New York University and an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University. With a background rooted in character-driven storytelling, her work explores displacement and identity. Her short film FORASTERA (2025) screened at major IFFs including La Semaine De La Critique De Cannes, Portland IFF & was nominated for a Gaudí Award. FORASTERA is her debut feature film.