WIELDING THE SOUL
EMPUÑANDO EL ALMA
Documentary, Feature
Spain
2022
Runtime, min
79
It not easy that a theatre director let a camera record the rehearsals of a play for so long. 'Wielding the soul' is a trip with LLuís Pasqual and his actors while they rehearse ‘El sueño de la vida’ by Alberto Conejero who, in this text, ended the unfinished play by García Lorca ‘Comedia sin título’. From the reading of the play to the opening, we witnessed how Pasqual helped his actors to embody their characters. ‘Wielding the soul’ is a director’s notebook, a notebook not only to talk about theatre but to see how you can make it.
Director:
Arantxa Vela
Upcoming screening:
Selections and Awards:
ACTRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST
MADRID
February 26, 2022
World premiere
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Spain
BAÑOS DE AGUA SANTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Baños de Agua Santa
May 29, 2022
SOUTH AMERICA PREMIERE
BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ART
Ecuador
CINE DEL MAR
Punta del Este
July 6, 2022
URUGUAY PREMIERE
Official Selection
Uruguay
FLYCKYY MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE FEST
Newtown
July 15, 2022
Asian premiere
Official selection
India
RAIGANJ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Balurgha
July 17, 2022
Official selection
India
ROSHANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Aurangabad
July 24, 2022
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM second place
India
THE INTERNATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SIMFEST
Mures
August 29, 2022
Premier Romania
Official selection
Romania
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE GUAYAQUIL
Guayaquil
August 30, 2022
Official selection
Ecuador
PIFF PARANA INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL
Paraná
September 3, 2022
Argentina premiere
Official selection
Argentina
BUENOS AIRES INTERNATIONAL FLIM FESTIVAL
September 5, 2022
Official selection
Argentina
NEW YORK VENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
New York
September 7, 2022
North American premiere
NOMINATED BEST DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
United States
10th MUMBAI INDIAN CINE FILM FESTIVAL
Mumbai
September 17, 2022
Honorable Mention of the Jury
India
FESTIVAL INERNATIONAL DE CINE DE AMÉRICA FICAH
Pachuca
September 27, 2022
Mexican premiere
Official selection
Mexico
SHAWNA SHEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
September 24, 2022
Nominated Best Documentary
United States
NAWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Nawada, Bihar
September 18, 2022
BEST FEATURE FILM
India
INSIDE NOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
Lagos
November 24, 2022
African Premiere
Official selection
Nigeria
Cinefem
Punta del Este
Official selection
Uruguay