Filmed in Madrid, The Colour Grey tells the story of Sara, a surgeon who returns from London after her father, Emilio, attempts suicide. In a meeting lasting barely twenty minutes inside the psychiatric ward where he is admitted, the two face the emotional distance that separates them and the desire to rebuild their bond.
Marina Velázquez Benítez, born in Madrid in 1991, is a director and screenwriter. Graduated in Screenwriting from ECAM, she began her career writing for television series for major national channels and international platforms. She has made the short films Etxetxipia (small house) (2022), Jerusalem (2023) and The Colour Grey (2024). She is currently writing her first feature film as a director, House in Flames, selected for the 4th Edition of the COOFILM Artistic Residency for Women Filmmakers (2023-2024) and the 1st Edition of ECAM FORUM (2024), a European project market organised by ECAM and the Community of Madrid
Alejandro Bordier is a French-spanish director who has completed film studies in different parts of the world such as Florida, Madrid or Prague. After gaining experience in different fields, he decided to specialise in screenwriting and directing. In his short films, Bordier uses themes such as anxiety, nervous breakdowns in Cecile but also suicide in Caroline sur un toit.
Xiao Wei, a Spanish-Chinese teenager, turns 18. Xiao Wei, a Spanish-Chinese teenager, turns 18, and his mother, Kai Wen, takes him to a bingo to celebrate. Xiao Wei spends the night waiting for the moment to leave with his friends, but ends up unexpectedly connecting with his mother.
Jiajie Yu Yan graduated in Audiovisual Communication from Ramón Llull University and earned a master's degree in Screenwriting and Film Directing at the Bande à Part film school. In 2020 he was nominated for the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Award for Best Fiction Short Film for Xiao Xian. In 2023 he got his second nomination as producer of the short film Chaval (2021). He is currently developing his first feature film, San Dai Shi Guang, which has participated in the Residencies of the Spanish Film Academy, Ventana CineMad, Bridging the Dragon Sino-European Lab and the Torino Film Lab, among other laboratories.
A documentary essay on the weight of filming pain. Through images of Gaza discarded 10 years ago, the director reflects on the gaze, the ethics of cinema, and the transformative power of images.
Carles Bover is a filmmaker born in 1991 in Mallorca. He holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from CESAG and specializes in social documentary and audiovisual distribution. He has been directing and producing his own projects since 2014, including Gaza (2019), winner of the Goya Award, Destrucció creativa d'una ciutat (2020), Benín, infància robada (2023), and Hijos de África (2023), winner of the Fugaz Award.
