Private Project

The future of my village

A few months ago, this 2019, Ramon Mur wrote a letter to his 9 years old nephew, Tristán. It was about someone from their family, Juan Pio Mebrado. En 1912, Jwhile living on a small village in Teruel (Spain), he published a book about the future of the increasingly empties villages like his. Membrado also wrote there that one day families will return to their villages, running away from the cities. The letter had an impact on Tristán.

  • Miguel Santesmases
    Director
  • Miguel Santesmases
    Writer
  • Ramón Mur
    Writer
  • Miguel Santesmases
    Producer
  • Alejandro Román
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El porvenir de mi pueblo
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Miguel Santesmases
Director Biography - Miguel Santesmases

Born in Madrid in 1961, where he lives. After working for many year in television, he made his directorial debut in 1991 with "The yellow fountain". Since 2009 he is Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University Carlos III de Madrid. He holds a PhD. in Audiovisual Communication
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0763490/

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Director Statement

This film is about a spanish village of less than 100 inhabitants. I feel it as a transmission of an idea, from our ancestor of 19th century, to my aunt, to me and to my son, all of us beaten for the same question, is there any future for our village? I decided to use a child in order to trigger in the audience (adults and children) a reflection on the chances a small village today has to keep being alive, and on our responsability on this.