Take it

He has shot his camera thousands of times and yet he has never taken a picture. An element of the disruption changes all and he begins to see for the first time, to have a look in his eyes... Finally he will make his first picture: Take it!

Written and directed by Txemi Pejenaute, was filmed during the film direction workshop given by the Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi in Navarra (Spain) in June 2019.

  • Txemi Pejenaute
    Director
  • Txemi Pejenaute
    Writer
  • Txemi Pejenaute
    Producer
  • Socorro Sanz de Galdeano
    Key Cast
    "Elemento de la disrupción"
  • Txemi Pejenaute
    Key Cast
    "El Fotógrafo"
  • Álvaro Bonet
    Cinematographer
  • Pablo Hugo Hernández
    Sound Mixer
  • Lucía Guerro
    Script Supervisor
  • Asghar Farhadi (Mentor)
    Thanks
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Hazla
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 19, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Wallachia International Film Festival
    Buftea
    Romania
    October 14, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Tychetainìa Festival
    Taranto
    Italy
    October 13, 2019
    Finalist
  • New York City International Films Infest Festival
    New York
    United States
    Semi-finalist
  • XI LatinUy (Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Uruguay)
    Punta del Este
    Uruguay
    November 8, 2019
    Official Selection
  • lI Concurso De Cortometrajes Fundación Ipes - Derechos Humanos, Igualdad Y Violencia De Género
    Pamplona
    Spain
    November 13, 2019
    Honorary Mention
Director Biography - Txemi Pejenaute

Bachelor of cinema at the University of Navarra. He has worked as an assistant director in film, television and theater in Spain. He has recently written and directed his first play "Desde el cerco (Dance of Death)". In 2019 he also has directed his first short film "Take it" and the art installation "Look" during the film workshop mentored by the iranian filmaker Asghar Farhadi in Navarra (Spain).

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Director Statement

"Take it" was a surprise. It was hidden in the bottom of my mind, waiting. It was needed to came to the isolated but also full of life valley of Baztan (in the mountains of Spain) and be moved by the contagious filmmaker Asghar Farhadi to take her out. It was worth it.