My cousin Andrea's communion
BRANDAN CERVIÑO
DOCUMENTARY | 2020 | SPAIN | 12 min
Brandán asks Andrea about the memories she has of the day she made her first communion and thus, to be able to start making the film they agreed on. Little by little, Andrea takes the opportunity to imagine how she would like the ceremony to be. Andrea explains how nice it would be to appear in those photos with towers of money and sports cars, to the rhythm of some reggaeton song and replacing Bibles and rosaries with the latest models of smartphones.
However, the church is small and cold. The priest begins the prayer. In the first row of pews Andrea stands with her gaze lost, absorbed in her thoughts. Does this God exist? With his solemn voice, the priest brings Andrea out of her reverie. It is time to take communion.
TEAM
direction BRANDÁN CERVIÑO
production SABRINA ZIMMERMANN
vfx composer PABLO LAMOSA BARROS
sound editing and mixing DANIELA FUNG MACCHI
colorist LETICIA T. BLANCO
music RESTAURANTES - BOYANKA KOSTOVA
REQUIEM MASS IN D MINOR - MOZART
additional photos BERNARDINO CERVIÑO
FESTIVALS
Visions du Réel - Nyon International Film Festival | Switzerland, Apr 2021 Prize – Short Film
Palm Springs International ShortFest | United States, Jun 2021
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | Netherlands, Nov 2021
Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid - SEMINCI | Spain, Oct 2021
Hot Docs Film Festival & Market | Canada, Apr 2022
Festival de Málaga | Spain, Jun 2021 Special Jury Mention
D'A Film Festival Barcelona | Spain, Apr 2021
AFI DOCS Documentary Film Festival | United States, Jun 2021 Special Jury Prize
Escales documentaires - Documentary film festival - La Rochelle | France, Nov 2021
Olhar de Cinema - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Curitiba | Brazil, Oct 2021
Festival de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campoo | Spain, Dec 2021 Best Edition, Senior Jury Award
Lago Film Fest | Italy, Jul 2022
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival | Poland, May 2022
Premios Mestre Mateo - Academia Galega do Audiovisual | Spain, Mar 2022 Nominee for Best Live Action Short
Antofacine - Festival Internacional de Antofagasta | Chile, Nov 2021
FRONTDOC - International Documentary Festival | Italy, Nov 2021 Best Short Film
MiradasDoc - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Guía de Isora | Spain, Mar 2022
FIPADOC - Festival International Documentaire | France, Jan 2022
Cormorán Film Fest | Spain, Oct 2021 Best Short Film
Salem Film Fest | United States, Mar 2022
BUFF MALMÖ Filmfestival | Sweden, Mar 2022
La inesperada - Festival de Cine | Spain, Feb 2022
BELDOCS International Documentary Film Festival | Serbia, Sep 2021
Mediterranean Film Festival | Bosnia Herzegovina, Aug 2021
Premios Pávez: Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Talavera de la Reina | Spain, Oct 2021
Tenerife Shorts | Spain, Jun 2021 Audience Award
Cerdanya Film Festival | Spain, Aug 2021
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Mal del Cap | Spain, Oct 2021
Semana de Cine de Lugo | Spain, Sep 2022 Special Mention
Festival Corto - Ciudad Real | Spain, Jun 2022
Festival Primavera do Cine | Spain, Sep 2022
Festival Internacional de Cine de Comedia - Funcinema | Argentina, Sep 2022
Indie Street Film Festival | United States, Sep 2022
Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara | Cuba, Aug 2022 Best Short Documentary
Concurso de Cortometrajes "Humor en Corto" / "Umorea Labur" de Arrigorriaga | Spain, Dec 2022
Formentera Film - International Film Festival | Spain, May 2023
DOCAVIV - The Tel-Aviv International Documentary Film Festival | Israel, May 2021
Play-Doc Festival | Spain, Sep 2021
Kortfilmfestivalen - Norwegian Short Film Festival | Norway, Jun 2021 Honorable Mention
CURTOCIRCUITO - Festival Internacional de Cine Santiago de Compostela | Spain, Oct 2021 Audience Award, Special Jury Mention
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival | Brazil, Nov 2021
MECAL Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Barcelona | Spain, Mar 2022 Second Prize for Best Documentary
Doxs! documentaries for children and youth | Germany, Nov 2022
Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media | Germany, Jan 2022
ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares | Spain, Nov 2021
Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People | Greece, Dec 2022 Special Mention
Festival de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campoo | Spain, Dec 2021 Best Edition, Senior Jury Award
Lago Film Fest | Italy, Jul 2022
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival | Poland, May 2022
Premios Mestre Mateo - Academia Galega do Audiovisual | Spain, Mar 2022 Nominee for Best Live Action Short
Antofacine - Festival Internacional de Antofagasta | Chile, Nov 2021
FRONTDOC - International Documentary Festival | Italy, Nov 2021 Best Short Film
MiradasDoc - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Guía de Isora | Spain, Mar 2022
FIPADOC - Festival International Documentaire | France, Jan 2022
Cormorán Film Fest | Spain, Oct 2021 Best Short Film
Salem Film Fest | United States, Mar 2022
BUFF MALMÖ Filmfestival | Sweden, Mar 2022
La inesperada - Festival de Cine | Spain, Feb 2022
BELDOCS International Documentary Film Festival | Serbia, Sep 2021
Mediterranean Film Festival | Bosnia Herzegovina, Aug 2021
Premios Pávez: Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Talavera de la Reina | Spain, Oct 2021
Tenerife Shorts | Spain, Jun 2021 Audience Award
Cerdanya Film Festival | Spain, Aug 2021
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Mal del Cap | Spain, Oct 2021
Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara | Cuba, Aug 2022 Best Short Documentary
Formentera Film - International Film Festival | Spain, May 2023
BRANDAN CERVIÑO
Director
Audiovisual director with experience in short films. Graduated in Fine Arts in 2015 from the University of Barcelona. In 2018 he specialized in Documentary Direction in the Regular Course of the International Film and Television School of Cuba, EICTV. He has directed several short films that have been presented at more than 60 international festivals and have won awards at places such as Visions du Reel, AFIDOCS, Malaga Festival or Curtocircuito - Santiago de Compostela International Film Festival. His latest short film A COMUÑÓN DA MIÑA PRIMA ANDREA (2021), was nominated for the Mestre Mateo - Galician Audiovisual Academy Awards in 2022 and pre-selected for Best Documentary Short Film at the 76th Goya Awards (2022). Founding partner of Filmes de Pedra.
