ALEGRÍAS RIOJANAS

Riojan Joys

España. 2022. Blanco/negro. 28 min. Ficción. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Velasco Broca.
  • Scriptwriter: Velasco Broca; Lucía Moreno Suarez.
  • Cast: Juan Antonio Herreruela; Bárbara Mingo.
  • Cinematography: Isabel Ruiz Ruiz.
  • Editing: Velasco Broca.
  • Art director: Pedro Muñoz.
  • Sound: Roberto Fernández; Luca Rullo.
  • Poster designer: Velasco Broca; Mariano Espinosa.
  • Producer: Eduardo Carneros.

An ophthalmologist's confession gets interrupted when the priest who was attending him leaves in an emergency. On his way to his office, he is fatally run over by a car, and his immortal soul is thrown into a purgatory populated by grotesque creatures.



Velasco Broca

Amurrio, Álava, 1978. Forged as a comic scriptwriter in fanzines, at the age of 19 he made his first short film in Super-8, Footsy, which was well received at national festivals and in the underground circuit. This experience opened the doors to other more ambitious projects such as the 16 mm short film. Kinky Hoodoo Voodoo, which tells the story of an alien invasion of a summer camp. The short film won several awards and was screened at festivals such as the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, the Horror and Fantastic Film Week in San Sebastian and Marienbad. At the age of 22 he made the short film Der Milchshorf [The Milky Crust], which was also generously received in the same circuits. Retrospectives of his complete work have been held on several occasions, including at the Filmadrid festival, with the title Our Friend the Moon and Other Stars (2017); at the Palić Film Festival (Serbia) which awarded him the Underground Spirit Award for his outstanding performance in the independent film field (2015) and at La Noche en Blanco in Madrid (2009).

PROGRAMME ALCINE 52:

  • · 11/04/2023 - 17:00 at Teatro Salón Cervantes