Marina Velázquez Benitez

Spain

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Marina Velázquez Benitez, 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 (2022), Jerusalem (2023) and The Colour Grey (2024). She is currently writing her first feature film as a director, Casa Quemada, 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.

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🎨 Feature films (1)

2024 – The Colour Grey (El Color Gris) Role : Director, Screenwriter
Synopsis : 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.

Synopsis : 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.

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« The Colour Grey is a story about the rekindling of a relationship. My characters reunite in a hospital, the place people go to be taken care of. Placing the uncertainty, pain and fear I feel in Sara and Emilio, helps me perceive what’s around me with more perspective, it reconciles me with life and the idea of suicide. Strangely, it soothes me. »
Marina Velázquez Benitez