The Martyr

TITLE

The Martyr

DIRECTOR

Fernando Pomares

COUNTRY

Spain

YEAR

2020

DURATION

18′

GENRE

Fiction

Overview

The Martyr

Two Syrian brothers illegally cross a border to enter into a westerner country. Their sister narrates this journey where present time, past or the oneiric all jumble together to become both a dream and nightmare of our current world.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Fernando Pomares

Fernando Pomares is a filmmaker and creative director who combines projects between live-action and animation. His first feature film, DEATH IN LA ALCARRIA (La Muerte en La Alcarria), was released at Visions Du Réel Festival. His last short film, THE MARTYR won the Golden Spike at SEMINCI in Valladolid in 2020. He has directed the animated series TALKING TOM (Over 100 Million Views on YouTube) and is the co-creator of ANA FILOUTE (France Television) for the Oscar-nominated studios Folimage and Les Armateurs. His animated short film MORNING COWBOY was premiered at the Berlinale (2017) and was selected in almost a hundred international and national festivals. He is currently directing his first 3D animated feature film with the production company Tilma Films. He is also a professor of documentaries and projects at ESCAC and a professor of directing in BAU's Master in Stop Motion Animation.

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Fernando Pomares

Fernando Pomares is a filmmaker and creative director who combines projects between live-action and animation. His first feature film, DEATH IN LA ALCARRIA (La Muerte en La Alcarria), was released at Visions Du Réel Festival. His last short film, THE MARTYR won the Golden Spike at SEMINCI in Valladolid in 2020. He has directed the animated series TALKING TOM (Over 100 Million Views on YouTube) and is the co-creator of ANA FILOUTE (France Television) for the Oscar-nominated studios Folimage and Les Armateurs. His animated short film MORNING COWBOY was premiered at the Berlinale (2017) and was selected in almost a hundred international and national festivals. He is currently directing his first 3D animated feature film with the production company Tilma Films. He is also a professor of documentaries and projects at ESCAC and a professor of directing in BAU's Master in Stop Motion Animation.

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Group 1579

Tirana International Film Festival

Special Screening, 2022

Still Photos