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Manos Negras (Black Hands)

“Black Hands (Manos Negras)” is an intimate story that talks about family ties, the loss of loved ones and characters who are not capable of living in the present, either because they long to return to the past, like Donato, or because they continually fantasize about the future. , like Pedro.

  • Alberto Peláez Valtuille
    Director
  • Ander Basterretxea
    Writer
  • Alberto Peláez Valtuille
    Producer
  • Omar Marti
    Key Cast
    "Pedro"
  • Melchor Lopez Valle
    Key Cast
    "Donato"
  • The Second Films
    Production
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Docufiction
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Galician, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • AGUILAR FILM FESTIVAL AFF 2023
    Aguilar de Campo
    Spain
    Pitching
    Pitching Selection
  • URAL SHORT FESTIVAL 2024

    Russian Federation
    June 25, 2024
    First price
  • BASIFF 2024
    Baños de Agua Santa
    Ecuador
    June 18, 2024
    First price
  • Chicago Shorts 2024
    Chicago
    United States
    Best International Short
  • Sydney Indie Short Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    September 5, 2024
    Australia
    Best International Short
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Astorga
    Astorga
    Spain
    September 3, 2024
    Best Local Short
  • Santa Barbara International Movie Awards
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    September 15, 2024
    Best International Short
  • Roshani International Film Festival
    Aurangabad
    India
    September 11, 2024
    Best Drama
  • New York Tri-State Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    September 16, 2024
    Best Shot
  • Greece International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    September 20, 2024
    Honorable Mention by the Jury
Director Biography - Alberto Peláez Valtuille

Alberto Peláez Valtuille, is a film director and producer from Ponferrada, El Bierzo (Spain) . He studied the Bachelor of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Valladolid and the Bachelor of Audiovisual Communication at the University of Salamanca, he also completed his Mass Media studies at the Jana Amose Komenskeho University in the city of Prague (Czech Republic).

Since he was a child, he has been interested in fiction stories and documentary films thanks to the influence of his father Donato, who has always been a reference in all of his film projects.

In 2010 he created the independent film production company Jabuba Films, which later in 2019 will be called The Second Films, his current Production Company together with his partner and editor Rubén Cuñarro.

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Director Statement

The past has passed and nothing needs to be done about it, the present is a failure and the future cannot be seen.