Synopsis
Traslasierra is an autobiographically tinted documentary about the relationship of deaf people with music. At first sight, music and the world of the deaf appear to be two incompatible worlds.
But Traslasierra sheds a really unexpected light on this matter. Music is universal. Human emotions are universal. As shown in this documentary, when the drive to communicate is there, then there exist no boundaries. Music and emotions together create miracles.
These great, universal themes come forward in a very personal, intimate documentary located in a remote village in the south of Spain. Traslasierra is the name of a hamlet in Andalusia and means in Spanish ‘’behind the mountains’’. But in the documentary it is also a metaphor for the position of the deaf in society.
More than just a retrospect, Traslasierra is also a live report of an experiment to bring deaf people in direct contact with music. An experiment with surprising results.
Wofest, Huelva (2020)
First Prize
Cortogenial, Puente Genil (Córdoba) (2020)
First Prize
IV Short Film Competition Of The Province Of Seville (2020)
First Prize
32 Girona Film Festival (2020)
Honorary Access
Festival of The Independent Producers Indie Film (Romania) (2021)
First Prize
Young Short Film Festival Of Huétor Vega (Granada) (2021)
Second Prize
Young Short Film Festival Of Huétor Vega (Granada) (2021)
Audience Award
Young Short Film Festival Of Huétor Vega (Granada) (2021)
Special Mention for Best Director
Film Festival, Inclusivo de Vigo, Galicia (2021)
First Prize
Feciso, Castilla-La Mancha International Social Film Festival (2021)
European Pillar of Social Rights Award
Brain Film Fest (Barcelona) (2022)
Third prize solé Tura, Audience Award
24.a Mostra de Cinema Jove d’Elx (2022)
Official Selection