
PBF #01, Madrid
Synopsis
The first of PocketBookFilm's open cinematic project. A collection of books and filmed portraits. A group of people gather in the Retiro Park in Madrid with their favorite paperback books. The camera records and interacts with the covers, the words, the gestures and the faces of the participants on a spring afternoon. Participants: Zuriñe Lafón, Álvaro Feldman, Magdalena Orellana, Daniela Delgado, Martha Helga, Elisabeth Tascón, Ramón de Fontecha, Pablo Marín, Luis Lechosa, Nicole Remy, Guille Hormigo, Jorge Calvo Ibar, Julio César Martín, Biviana Chauchi, Gaby Feldman and Sofía Tudela.
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