Experiencing Interruptions?

Not A Step Back!

Portrait of how the people of Catalonia lived the nine months of application of article 155 of the Spanish Constitution for Spain after the referendum (1-O) celebration for independence.

On October 1st, 2017, Catalonia held a self-determination referendum, in which more than 2 million people participated and 90% of them voted for the independence of Catalonia.

During that day, the violence of the security forces of the Spanish state caused more than a thousand injured among citizens who always offered peaceful resistance in defense of democracy.

On October 27th, the Parliament of Catalonia voted in favor of proclaiming the Catalan Republic. The same day, though, the Spanish state applied the article 155 of the Spanish Constitution against Catalonia. From then Catalan people mobilized to take actions to defend the results of the Referendum.

“Not a step back!” – “No Surrender” explains all that in a series of music videos, focused on a small Catalan village, Les Borges Blanques.

  • Hector Suñol
    Director
  • Hector Suñol
    Writer
  • Hector Suñol
    Producer
  • Jordi Nus
    Music
    Original Music
  • A Sound of Thunder
    Music
    Music
  • Txarango
    Music
    Music
  • Gerry Mulvenna
    Music
    Music
  • Joan Morlans
    Sound
    Sound
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Politic, History, News
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 16 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    Catalan, English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premiere
    Les Borges Blanques
    Spain
    July 13, 2018
  • IX Cerdanya International Film Festival
    Puigcerdà
    Spain
    August 3, 2018
    Catalan Premiere
    Best Documentary
  • History Film Festival
    Rijeka
    Croatia
    September 6, 2018
    Croatia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • XIVth Kazan International Festival Muslim Cinema
    Kazan
    Russian Federation
    September 8, 2018
    Russian Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Hector Suñol

Hector Suñol Bert; born in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain), 1970.

- BA Bussinees Administration (Universitat de Lleida, 1993) and
- MBA Audiovisual Communication (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya,2008).

FILMOGRAPHY

1. Pantomima (2008)
• Second Prize in the category of Fiction in the V International Festival of Cusco (FENACO 2008 - Perú).
• Best short film II Festival of Montornés de Segarra (2008). Spain.
• Special mention granted by the Jury at the Chicago Short Film Festival (2008). USA.
• Best actor at the New York Short Film Festival (2009). USA.

2. Danger (2010)
• Best Screenplay Paris Cinema Festival Festival (2011). France.

3. Referendum (2017)
• Best Music Video (Jury) – V Noida International Film Festival – India.
• Award of Merit Liberation / Social Justice – IndieFEST Film Awards (San Diego – USA).
• Official Selection Best Short Doc – DOCfeed Documentaire Festival - Eindhoven – Netherlands.

4. The Reapers (2017)

• Best Editing Music Video – The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards (London – United Kingdom).
• Best Social Commentary Social Video – LA Music Awards – (Los Angeles – USA)
• Official Selection Festival Nazional del Cinema e della Televisione – (Benevento – Italy).

5. Not a step back! (2018)
• Official Selection History Film Festival – (Rijeka – Croatia).
• Official Selection XIV th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (Russian Confederation)
• Official Selection Cerdanya Film Festival (Spain)

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