Belén Funes
Directing
Biography
She grew up in Ripollet and, after studying film and audiovisuals at ESCAC and completing a master's degree in screenwriting in Cuba at the San Antonio de los Baños Film School, she worked for several years as an assistant director. She has also worked as a script supervisor. In 2015, she directed Sara a la fuga, winner of the Silver Biznaga for Best Short Film at the Málaga Film Festival. La Inútil, her second short film, won five awards at the Medina del Campo Film Festival and was nominated for a Gaudí Award.
Known For
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La Ruta
Ellesmere Island, northern Canada, 1908. Josephine, a brave but naive woman, embarks on a dangerous journey through inhospitable regions in search of her husband, the explorer Robert Peary, who tries to find a route to the North Pole.
Endless Night
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Directors Talks
Sara has been alone all her life. She’s 22, has a baby, and wants to form a normal family with her young brother and the father of her child. Her own father, Manuel, decides to come back into their lives after years of absence and his release from prison. Sara knows he’s the main obstacle to her plans and she makes a difficult decision: to distance him from herself and her brother.
A Thief's Daughter
A mother-daughter relationship is complicated by unprocessed grief and financial strife.
The Exiles
Sara lives in a foster-care facility. Her youth days seem to slip through her fingers while she awaits for her father to come back.
Sara's Runaway
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The Hopeless
David just moved into his new apartment when he receives an unexpected visit from two neighbours. What at first seems like a mere courtesy call soon reveals itself to be something more sinister.