Cineastes illencs vol. 1: "Bittersweet Days" by Marga Melià

• Day: October 11
• Time: 7:00 p.m.
• Place: Auditori
• Free admission with prior registration
• Duration of the film: 72 minutes

Cineastes illencs vol. 1 is the first part of a cycle of screenings made up of four films by directors from the Balearic Islands that, every Friday in October, will review the recent history of our cinema.

The filmmakers will join us to present the screening of their films and will participate in the subsequent debate, which will be conducted by the filmmaker Luis Ortas, coordinator of the film forum.

The second date of the programme is with Marga Melià and her debut film “Bittersweet Days”. This is how the director explained herself in an interview with Fotogramas magazine in 2017: “After spending a few weeks on a road trip through California, when I returned to Palma I had jet lag for a few days. On one of those early mornings when I couldn’t sleep, I suddenly saw the film very clearly in my head. The next morning, I woke up convinced that we had to shoot it,” acknowledging autobiographical elements in a film about identity, love, friendship and personal growth, which reflect the concerns of people in their thirties, in a globalized Barcelona.

Es Baluard Museu is programming Cineastes illencs vol. 1 film forum in collaboration with the Puig de Sant Pere Neighbourhood Association and the Association of Filmmakers of the Balearic Islands (ACIB). The aim of this cycle is to bring zero-kilometer cinema closer to a general public and encourage active participation to promote dialogue and knowledge about the creative process in cinema.

Technical information: «Bittersweet Days» (2016) directed by Marga Melià

• Synopsis: When Julia’s boyfriend has to temporarily move to London, she is forced to share a flat with Luuk, an extroverted Dutch photographer. Their cohabitation will make them both rethink their way of facing life.
• Script: Marga Melià
• Cast: Esther González, Brian Teuwen, Joan Miquel Artigues, Patricia Caballero, Natasja Bode, Michael Kalweit, Queralt Riera, Joan Marqueño
• Photography: Xisco Martorell
• Company: Nuu Films
• Genre: Comedy. Drama. Romance