Sobremesa= n. (table talk), after-dinner conversation.
This short film is about an uncomfortable yet curious teenager who explores what she can say and what spaces she can occupy within the Spanish society and her conservative middle / upper-middle class family. Although far-right movements and populist messages are on the rise in Spain (which can be seen not only in Spain but also across the world), filmmakers are not dealing with the same restrictions as in the past (during Francoist dictatorship). This allows them to produce content about historical awareness which has previously been kept silent. It is important that Spanish filmmakers and artists address the silenced history of dictatorship because if a discussion is not put in place, it will leave a chance for fascist ideologies to rise again.
Project start date: September 2019