El sueño de la sultana

Synopsis

Inspired by a feminist sci-fi story written by Rokeya Hossain in Bengal in 1905, Inés embarks on an initiatory journey through India in search of Ladyland, the utopian land where women rule while men live in seclusion and busy themselves with household chores.

Veteran short film director Isabel Herguera makes her feature debut with a tale of three intertwined stories, each illustrated with a different animation technique, to reflect the feminist struggle throughout history.

Biography and Films

Isabel Herguera (San Sebastián, 1961) is a visual artist, producer, and animation director. She graduated in fine arts from the Universidad del País Vasco and furthered her education at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf under the guidance of video artist Nam June Paik, before doing a master's degree at the prestigious animation school CalArts, Los Angeles. A 2015 showcase of her work at l’Alternativa Hall included La gallina ciega (2006), Ámár (2010), Bajo la almohada (2012), and Amore d’inverno (2015), which won the Grand Prize of Basque Cinema at ZINEBI. In 2016 codirected Kutxa beltza (2016) with Izibene Oñederra. She has served as the director of Animac, coordinates the Image in Motion Lab at Arteleku in San Sebastián and worked as an animator in Los Angeles for over a decade. El sueño de la sultana is her debut feature film.