Private Project

The great debate

It's an uneventful Sunday in the lives of this family, and they are presented with the highly conflictual, ancient Spanish debate involving potatoes, eggs and... onions?

  • Luna Herruzo
    Director
  • Luna Herruzo
    Writer
  • Núria Pérez
    Producer
  • Luna Herruzo
    Producer
  • Laia Colás
    Key Cast
    "Voice Over"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El gran dilema
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Super8film
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 21, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Super 8 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Luna Herruzo

Luna is a bilingual director with a focus on the unexplored female experience. Her films feature nonconformist characters discovering the power of vulnerability.
With a background in Media and Arts Technologies research, Luna is a skilled storyteller who excels at working with international teams and adapting creatively to unforeseen constraints. She is a meticulous "keeper of the story" who never loses sight of important details.
Her QMUL student documentary film "Retroism now. Vinyl revival in the digital age" was selected for best short documentary at MK2CORTOFEST 2019. Her Super 8 short film “The Great Debate” was selected among the top 25 films of the Straight 8 Competition of 2022, and has been screened at BFI Southbank, LSFF and Picturehouse cinemas.
When this Madrid-based Andalusian isn’t crafting films, you can find her at dancing lessons or listening to history podcasts with a cup of “Earl Grey” tea.

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Director Statement

The goal with “The great debate” was to take part in the challenge of experimenting with the Super 8 format and the rules of the Straight 8 competition, which presented quite a different approach to the filmmaking process. The aim with this story is to present a space where we can experience the irony and silliness of two people trying to argue in an objective manner over a subjective topic, like how they prefer their Spanish omelette.