Godka Cirka; a hole in the sky

2013 | Documentary | Drama | 10 min | Color

Synopsis

Young Alifa looks at the somalian sky. She reflects about her daily life as a shepherd. She knows that soon something will change her life forever.

DATA SHEET

Direction: Álex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi
Script: Álex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi
Direction of photography: Antonio Tibaldi
Edition: Álex Lora
Production companies: Inicia Films and No Permits Production
Executive Production: Valérie Delpierre

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

VI Premi Gaudí a Millor Curt Documentary (SPAIN)

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 (HOLLAND)

Founders’ Award by Michael Moore at Traverse City Film Festival (UNITED STATES)

Best Short Documentary RiverRun International Film Festival (UNITED STATES)

Sundance Film Festival 2013 (UNITED STATES)

Alcances Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico 2013 (SPAIN)

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013 (UNITED STATES)

St. Louis International Film Festival (UNITED STATES)

Brooklyn International Film Festival (UNITED STATES)

Raindance Film festival 2013 (UNITED KINGDOM)

Crested Butte Film Festival (UNITED STATES)

Cannes Short Film Corner 2013 (FRANCE)

Parnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival (ESTONIA)

Uruguay International Short Film Festival (UURUGUAY)

Barcelona Visual Sound (SPAIN)

Angelika Certamen de short films 2013 (SPAIN)

Mostremp – Mostra de Cinema Rural (SPAIN)

Obera en Cortos (ARGENTINA)

THESS International Short Film Festival (GREECE)

Film against Violence (SPAIN)

Mediterranean Film Festival (BOSNIA)

45 Alcances Atlantic Film Festival (SPAIN)

Fuencaliente Rural Film Festival (SPAIN)

Festival de Cine de Ponferrada (SPAIN)

Festival de short films Hayah (PANAMA)

Festival de cine de pasto FICPA 2013 (COLOMBIA)

Portobello Film Festival 2013 (UNITED KINGDOM)

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In Inicia Films we understand that production is a way to influence society and connect emotionally with the audience. Since 2006 we have been working to promote new generations of filmmakers and give them a voice in today’s audiovisual world.

Through the eyes of our creators and the sensitivity of our authors, we accompany the development of international projects and multicultural talent, building bridges between their experiences abroad and their roots. We deal with themes that respond to current concerns and we believe that by connecting people and emotions we can help to draw new narrative and visual horizons.

Films produced by Inicia Films have been selected and awarded at numerous festivals including “Queens” by Klaudia Reynicke in co-production with Switzerland and Peru, which premiered at Sundance 2024 and won the Grand Prix at Berlin Generation; “20.000 species of bees” by Estibaliz Urresola winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, two Forque Awards including Best Film, two Feroz Awards including Best Dramatic Film and three Goya Awards 2024; “Foremost by night by Víctor Iriarte, premiered at Giornate degli autori in Venice and winner of the Feroz Arrebato Award for Fiction; “Schoolgirls by Pilar Palomero with four Goya Awards 2021, including Best Film; “Summer 1993” by Carla Simón, Best Opera Prima at the Berlinale 2017; “La Maternal” also by Pilar Palomero, winner of the Silver Shell for Best Acting in San Sebastian 2022, “Unicorns” by Àlex Lora, with Premiere in the Official Selection of the Malaga Festival and “Teresa” by Paula Ortiz, premiered in this edition of Tallinn.

For documentaries such as “The west Indies fleet“ by Antonio Pérez Molero produced in collaboration with RTVE, Canal Sur and Telemadrid or “Singing on the rooftops” by Enric Ribes, with Premiere at Sheffield DocFest.

Also, for short films such as “The disinherited” by Laura Ferrés, Best Short Film at the Semaine de la Critique de Cannes, “The bus” by Sandra Reina, premiered at SXSW, nominated for the Goya Awards and winner of the Gaudí Award.