Fiction

Facing the Wind

• Director: Meritxell Colell Aparicio
• 2017 In distribution
• 108 min

Mónica, a 47-year old dancer, receives a call from Spain: her father is terminally ill. After 20 years, Mónica must return to the remote village where she was born. When she arrives, her father has already passed away and her mother decides to sell the family home asking Mónica to stay to help her.
Winter comes. The perpetual silence, the extreme cold and the difficulty of living with her mother are proving tough for Mónica, who takes refuge in what she knows best: dance.
Facing the Wind tells the story of a family unable to communicate. It is indeed a thoughtful and loving portrait of a traditional rural lifestyle, which is beginning to disappear. It’s a story about distances. But most of all, Facing the Wind is an inner journey to learn again how to live and love better.

Facing the Wind is a Spain-Argentina-France coproduction produced by Polar Star Films, Habitación 1520 and Paraiso Production, supported by ICAA, INCAA, Eurimages, Cinéfondation L’Atelier, REC and Sources 2.

Key Crew

Director: Meritxell Colell
Cast: Mónica García, Concha Canal, Ana Fernández, Elena Martín
Producer: Carles Brugueras
Executive Producers: Carles Brugueras, Maxi Dubois, Nathalie Trafford
Editing: Ana Pfaff
Photography: Aurélien Py, Julián Elizalde
Sound Design: Verònica Font, Gaspar Scheuer

Festivals & Awards

Berlinale 2018 (Germany) – Forum.
International Guadalajara International Film Festival 2018 (Mexico) – Mostra de cinema català
Sofia International Film Festival 2018 (Bulgaria) – International Competition
Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes 2018 (France) – International Competition
Cologne International Women’s Film Festival 2018 (Germany)
Cinescultura 2018 (Germany)
Festival de Málaga 2018 (Spain) – Silver Jasmine Award Best Spanish Film at Zonazine
Festival D’A 2018 (Spain) – Special Mention Talents Award
Cinema Jove 2018 (Spain)
MónFilmat 2018 (Spain)
V-A-C Foundation 2018 (Russia) – Special screening
Festival de Casablanca 2018 (Morocco)
Festival d’Annecy Cinéma Espagnol 2018 (France)
Nara International Film Festival 2018 (Japan) – International Competition
Festival Internacional de San Sebastián 2018 (Spain) – Made in Spain
Reykjavík International Film Festival 2018 (Iceland) – New Visions Competition
Chicago International Film Festival 2018 (USA) – New directors Competition
Seminci 2018 (Spain) – Spanish Cinema
Abycine 2018 (Spain) – Abycine Presenta
São Paulo International Film Festival 2018 (Brazil) – New Filmakers Competition
Arica Nativa 2018 (Chile) – Competencia Rural Largos
MedFilm Festival 2018 (Italy) – Official Competition
Alcine 2018 (Spain) – Pantalla Grande
MUCES 2018 (Spain) – Una de las nuestras
Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería 2018 (Spain) – Certamen Nacional de Largometrajes Opera Prima
Festival Márgenes 2018 (Spain)
Festival REC 2018 (Spain) – 5th anniversary del Primer Test
Tromsø International Film Festival 2019 (Norway) – Horizons
Sanfici 2019 (Colombia)
Espanoramas 2019 (Argentina)
GRABA 2019 (Argentina) – Competencia Iberoamericana de Largometrajes
Festival Cine por Mujeres 2019 (Spain)
Tübingen Cine Latino 2019 (Germany)
Espacio Femenino 2019 at Instituto Cervantes Centres (Worldwide)
Construir cine 2019 (Argentina) – Special Mention National Competition
Muestra de cine iberoamericano 2019 (Bolivia)