Invisibles

Isabel Coixet, Wim Wenders, Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Mariano Barroso, Javier Corcuera
Spain
2007

In the battles you can't fall behind, if you fall behind they kill you. You have to fight without fear to the death.

105", DigiBeta PAL
Color, Spanish – English – Lwo – Kiluba - Swahili with English Subtitles

about the film

Filmmakers Isabel Coixet, Wim Wenders, Fernando Leon de Adanoa, Mariano Barroso, and Javier Corcuera team with Javier Bardem's Pinguin Films and Doctors Without Frontiers to look at stories of neglect, brutality, crime and suffering from Africa and Latin America. The Invisibles are those we do not want to see, but who end up appearing inside our fears and our unease, among other things, because they never stop existing. This is a story of stories. It’s an acknowledgment of those many of us have cast to the back of our minds (if we’d ever heard of them in the first place) and a desire to give voice to those who have been silenced by our indifference. It is also a modest tribute to those who never looked the other way. Above all, it represents the intention of five influential directors to make these unique, real-life protagonists visible. The Invisibles is a powerful, disturbing wake-up call in a world where too many live in need of help.

about the director

Born in Germany in 1945 Wim Wenders has been a scriptwriter, an actor, a director of documentaries and television programs, and has an extensive filmography. He is currently president of the European Film Academy.

Born in Spain in 1968, Fernando Leon de Aranoa worked extensively as a screenwriter before going into directing. He has made documentaries and published short stories. In 2004 he set up his own production company, Resposado.

Born in 1959 in Spain, Mariano Barroso, moved to Los Angeles at 28 where he studied at the American Film Institute. His films explore the relationship between social success and the moral principles of his characters.

Born in Spain in 1960, Isabel Coixet studied history at the University of Barcelona, and worked as a journalist before becoming a filmmaker. She has worked on many commercials. In 1996 she directed her first feature-length film in the US.

Born in 1967 in Peru, Javier Corcuera studied cinema in Peru and Visual Science at the Computense University of Madrid. Corcuera’s work is mostly documentaries.

awards

2007 Berlin Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Guadalajara Film Festival
2008 Goya Prize

screenings

February 18 Monday, 7:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

March 01 Saturday, 4:00 PM AFM CEPA Ankara 4

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