Idrissa
Idrissa
Chronicle of an Ordinary Death
- Directors: Xavier Artigas & Xapo Ortega
- 2018 In distribution
- 90/52min
Idrissa, Chronicle of an Ordinary Death is a documentary by the production company Polar Star Films in coproduction with Metromuster.
Synopsis
Idrissa Diallo was 21 years old when he died in a cell in a notorious Migrants Detention Centre in Barcelona. Beyond the lyricism of its narration, the documentary is structured as a thriller, unfolding in the style of a road movie filmed as direct cinema. The driving force of the film is to discover who Idrissa was. The goal is to reveal the circumstances surrounding his death and why they were never clarified.
The team begins by looking for Idrissa’s family, a complicated search as the Spanish authorities that deal with immigration control are not willing to cooperate. In an exercise of justice, memory and reparation, Idrissa’s remains are returned to the small town of Guinea where he was born, with his family.
Idrissa, Chronicle of an Ordinary Death is a Metromuster and Polar Star Films co-production, with the support of ICEC, ICAA, MEDIA Europe, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and TV3, in collaboration with Tanquem els CIE, IRÍDIA and La Directa.
Key Crew
Directors: Xavier Artigas & Xapo Ortega
Producers: Xavier Artigas, Carles Brugueras, Marieke van den Bersselaar, Belén Sánchez
Script: Laia Manresa
Director of Photography: Lucía Venero
Sound Design: Juan Segura
Original Soundtrack: Filastine
Editor: Pablo Gil
Screenings
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Festivals and Awards
Seville Festival 2018 – Official Section
FIC-CAT – Best Documentary Award
Montserrat Roig Award for journalism
Documenta Madrid 2019 – Screenly Award
L’Alternativa Film Festival 2018 – Special Sessions
FCAT 2020 – Official Selection