Ciclo de Cine Espagñol

Fabian Chiquet’s special documentary screening follows Edith Ballantyne, former president of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, as a life of conviction becomes a call to action. Framed by today’s climate of conflict and polarisation, the film reflects on peace as a shared, ongoing responsibility rather than the simple absence of war. Its thoughtful, urgent tone is deepened by a discussion with the filmmaker and human-rights lawyer Madeleine Reese.

Lance Daly’s film follows Shóna McAnally, a young fiddle prodigy from Donegal, as she leaves home with her little brother Mickey to join a travelling band of musicians. Blending adventure, romance, and musical discovery, the story unfolds against a richly felt Irish landscape and a tradition carried by sound, movement, and memory. Presented as a special screening, it is preceded by a short live Irish music session, adding an intimate, celebratory note to the evening.

In the heart of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuadorian Amazonia, Julien Belin’s documentary enters the world of the Shuar Maikiuants community with quiet attentiveness. Through their knowledge, spirituality and ancestral memory, the film opens a space where land, identity and resistance are deeply intertwined. Its intimate perspective invites viewers to listen, observe and feel the fragile strength of a living culture carried by its guardians.