Aitana

Synopsis

Marina is terrified of losing her memory, something that happened to her grandmother and which she suspects is happening to her mother, Aitana, daughter of writer María Teresa León and poet Rafael Alberti. Sitting down with her mother in the room she hasn't left for a long time, Marina insists on revisiting their memories. In the silence of the night, the family's past and the history of a country and an entire century come to life. Both of them navigate the reality of dreams.

Biography and Films

Marina Alberti (Montreal, 1982) studied film directing at the Universidad de las Artes in Havana, before attending the  and continued her studies at the International Film and Television School (EICTV) in Cuba. She holds a master's degree in photojournalism and film from EFTI and did bachelor’s degrees in film editing and production in Madrid, Buenos Aires and Berlin. She has worked as a script consultant at El Viaje Films, where she also serves as an executive producer. Aitana is her first film as a director.