Strings (Cuerdas)
Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014
Pedro Solís García / Short Narrative / Spain / 2014 / 11 min / Colour / DCP / In Spanish / Arabic, English subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
Most of his classmates think the new kid at school is kind of weird – he’s in a wheelchair and he can’t speak or move his hands and legs. But the way Maria sees it, just because you can’t kick a ball doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get to play soccer. And you certainly don’t have to talk to have fun dressed up like a pirate! Gentle and compassionate, ‘Strings’ celebrates the inspiring power of the imagination.
About the Director
Pedro Solís García was born in Barcelona in 1968. He comes from the videogame world, and has worked as a 3-D artist and co-producer on several titles. ‘The Bruxa’, his first short film as director and screenwriter, won the 2011 Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 2012, García worked as director of production on Enrique Gato’s ‘The Adventures of Tadeo Jones’. ‘Strings’ is his second short film.
Credits
- Director
- Pedro Solís García
- Screenwriter
- Pedro Solís García
- Producer
- Nicolás Matji
- Editor
- Pedro Solís García
- Production Designer
- J. J. Garcia Galocha, David Ordieres
- Music
- Víctor Peral Urbina
- Sound
- Fernando Román, Victor peral
- Mixing
- characters design: Juan Solis