Cineastes illencs vol. 1: "Quest" by Antonina Obrador

• Day: 18 October
• Time: 19:00h
• Place: Auditori
• Free entry with prior registration
• Duration of the film: 95 minutes

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

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

Can you be alive without being alive? How do you overcome a traumatic event and move on when life seems to be on hold? “Quest” by Antonina Obrador is a debut feature that addresses the complex process of mourning in a man who has lost his wife and the emergence of spirituality when there are no answers. It is a psychological thriller with unexpected supernatural elements. A reflection on loss and masculinity with the impressive landscapes of the island of Mallorca.

Technical details: “Quest” (2023) directed by Antonina Obrador

• Synopsis: Lluc, a biologist marked by the suicide of his wife María, undertakes an investigation to catalogue the flora in the place where she died, the uninhabited island of Quest. There he discovers that a supernatural element reigns on the island.
• Script: Antonina Obrador
• Cast: Enric Auquer, Laia Manzanares, Miquel Gelabert, Maria Arnal
• Music: Maria Arnal Photography: Marc Miró
• Companies: La Perifèrica Produccions, Nanouk Films
• Genre: Drama. Thriller.