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Credits

FIRE DREAMS (documentary, 2010)

Director and Producer: Richard Wolf, Lobodocs

Azerbaijan Producer: Yegana Abbaszade

Associate Producer: Alejandra de Leiva

Still Photographer: Rena Effendi

Narration: Jojo Sydenham

Music: Igor Stravinsky, Olivier Messiaen, jazz with Ulviyya Rahimova, traditional Caucasus music

Format: Digibeta, 26 min.

Synopsis: “Fire Dreams” is a poetic visual exploration of the universal power of hopes and dreams set against the stunning visual and human background of the Caucasus.

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PASTICCIO (short film, 2009)


Director: Kay Kienzler

Producers: Alejandra de Leiva & Steffen P.Schmidt

Writer: Georg Malcovati

Cast: Tom Lass, Andreas Wellano, Salvatore Pascale, Stefanie Schmid

Produced in conjunction with ARTE/SWR, and the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

Screenings and Festivals: Premiered in Paris (Cinémathèque Française) and Stuttgart (Cinema Metropol) in October 2009. Screened on ARTE TV France/Germany, and in the Max Ophüls Film Preis in February 2010. Screened at the French Embassy in Berlin (February). Selected for the Sehsüchte Film Festival (April). 3rd place of the Public Selection at the Highlights Festival 2010, Filmakademie Baden-Württemburg (June). Screened at SOS International Festival of Performing Arts & Media Ludwigsburg (July) and at Birmingham’s Hello Digital Week (Oct.).

Synopsis: The Mafia “Padrino” Don Massimo (Andreas Wellano), is shot by his own brother Enzo (Salvatore Pascale). After his funeral, Massimo appears as a ghost to his son Luca (Tom Lass) and orders him to revenge his murder. Luca refuses: he had never wanted to be like his father, and therefore had always tried to keep away from “family affairs”. But a secret revealed by Massimo’s widow, Silvana (Stefanie Schmid) results in an unexpected turn of events. A funny shortfilm dealing with indecision, revenge, ambition, fate and Mafia!

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1547939/

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SEGURO EN MI SOLEDAD (feature, 2008)

Director: Manuel Mira

Production: Chema González, Javier Almeda, Alejandra de Leiva, HappyProjects

Writers: Chema González, Javier Almeda, Alejandra de Leiva

Cast: Javier Almeda, Dena Álvarez, Abraham García, Alba Yáñez

Synopsis:

Website: http://happyprojects.blogspot.com/

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EL CAMINO DEL OLVIDO (documentary feature)

Director: Pablo Bravo. Neo-Nato, S.L., 2008.

Production: Pablo Bravo, Núria Altabella, Alejandra de Leiva

Synopsis: Documentary film about the Spanish who emigrated to Europe and America from the 50′s til the 80′s.

It will have a premiere in Valencia (Spain) in October 2010.

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RACHEL RAY’S TASTY TRAVELS (American TV Series. Food Network TV, High Entertainment, 2007)

Television show based on celebrity chef Rachel Ray, and her travels around the world.

I was the Production Assistant for a chapter shot in Barcelona.

Link to the series: http://www.foodnetwork.com/rachael-rays-tasty-travels/index.html

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HOLLYWOOD TALKIES (documentary feature in production)

Director: Óscar Pérez & Mia Ribó, 2011, 61min

Production: Getsemaní & Eddie Saeta

Documentary film about the Spanish actors that went to Hollywood to participate in the first talkies in the 1930′s.

My role: documentalist researcher

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ANTES DE QUE ARDAMOS (short film, 2007)

Director: Carlos de la Torre López

My role: Production Assistant

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FRESA Y PLÁTANO (short film, 2006)


Director: Urtzi Mentxakatorre. Nou Prodigi.

My role: Production and scriptgirl.

Link: http://www.nouprodigi.net/fresa.htm

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