I'm Lina (2021)

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Type: Short film, fiction
Duration: 21 min.
Format: DCP, 2K Color
Aspect: 1,90 
Fps: 25
Audio: Estereo
Language: English, Spanish, Arabic and Catalan

Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan and French

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Cast: Madiha Alali, Lupe Cartié, Arantzazu Ruiz, Ramon Agirre, Hanan Boukhayar, Meritxell Yanes Font, David Planas and Pilar Parra

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Direction: Juli Suàrez
Production: LGC Films - La Guerrilla Comunicacional

Screenplay: Juli Suàrez
Cinematographer: Mireia P. Maya

Art direction: Sno Sputnik

Director assistant: Jordi Bosch Sierra

Script: Silvia Cachafeiro
Editing: Xavier Pérez

Sound: Jordi Ribas
Sound mixer: Éric Aràjol

Camera assistant: Joan Agramunt Pi

Focus puller: Joaquim Vinyes Vilella

Still photo: Jorroc

Costume design: Olivia Cucala

Production management: Delfí Nierga

Sound assistant: Gabriel Hurtado 
Art assistant: Ariadna Miró

English coach: Càrol Aguilera

Assistant production: Frederic Salvà

Distribution: Fromzero Short Films

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With the support of Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament (ACCD) - Generalitat de Catalunya.

 

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Synopsis:

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Lina is a twelve-year-old Syrian girl who has just arrived at the house of Sonia, an activist who has been in the refugee camps in Greece. Lina suffers from significant trauma due to some episodes that she suffered during her exile journey and that prevent her from communicating normally. Marta, a supportive psychologist, will help you start a process of resilience.

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Awards:

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·Best Short Drama 

 Mumbai Entertainment International Film Fest (2023)

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·Best Short Film - Premio Joven

 Festival Internacional de Cine de Belalcázar (2022)

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·Best Social Short Film - Riurau Film Festival (2022)

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·Best actress award to Lupe Cartié - FESCIMED (2022)

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·Special Mention - XIII Festival de Cine: Infancia   y Adolescencia de Bogotá (2022)

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Selections:

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·20º Ischia Film Festival (2022)

·Kameralne Lato - Freedom Film Festival (2022)

·XIX Festival Internacional de Cine Social (2022)

·Alexandria Film Festival (2022)

·Muestra Internacional de cortometraje solidario   Ciudad Real (2022)

·Nevada City Film Festival (2022)

·Festival Internacional de cine Suma Paz (2022)

·Hobnooben Film Festival (2022)

·Reggio Film Fest (2022)

·Oakland International Film Festival (2022)

·Festival Internacional de cine infantil y juvenil   "Calibélula" (2022)

·Festival Internacional de Cine por la Memória   Democrática (FESCIMED) (2022)

·Festival Cortometrajes Diputación de Jaén contra   la violencia de género (2022)

·Festival Terra Gollut (2022)

·Festival de Cortos 'Villa de La Orotava' (2022)

·Festival Drets Humans i... Acció! (2022)

·Tangier International Film Festival (2022)

·Festival de Cine y DDHH de Barcelona (2022)

·CineEScultura - Ratisbona (2023)

·Fargo Film Festival (2023)

·Brain Film Fest - Solé Tura Award (2023)

·46th Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage (2023)

·Festival de Cine Colectivo - México (2023)

·Certamen cinematográfico Igualgaba(2023)

·Festival Int. de cortometrajes Visualizame(2023)

·Festival Int. de Cine y DDHH - HUMANS FEST (2023)

·MonFilmFest (Italy)(2023)

·Garofano Rosso Film Festival (Italy)(2023)

·Viva cortos (Reino Unido)(2023)

·Red Sanitaria Solidaria de Medicos Mundi (2023)

·Prokuplje Film Festival - Profifest (Serbia)(2023)

·35th Girona Film Festival(2023)

·Amnesty Int. Au Cinema pour les Droits humains(2024)