La niña mártir

The Girl Martyr


Direction: María Pérez Sanz
Screenplay: María Pérez Sanz
Production company: Garde, Esto no es una poesía
Producer: Cristina Hergueta, Tasio, Carmen Bellas
Cinematography: Ion de Sosa
Edition: Sergio Jiménez
Sound: Jamaica Ruiz, Alberto Carlassare
Music: Eddi Circa
Artistic direction: Carmen Main
Cast: Luna Pérez Peláez, Jara Pérez Peláez, Luzía Videla Timón, Bruno Sánchez Díez


Runtime: 11:06
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Country: Spain
Year: 2022


Ávila (Spain), March 28, 1526. Teresa de Jesús turns eleven surrounded by her cousins. With their help, she writes a letter to her mother asking to change her name to Cristina. That way, she’ll be more like her favorite Saint: Saint Christina, The Girl Martyr.


Festivals

Festival Internacional de Cine de Xixón/Gijón | Spain, Nov 2022 Principado de Asturias Award for Best Short Film
D'A Film Festival Barcelona | Spain, Mar 2023
MÁRGENES - Festival internacional de cine de Madrid | Spain, Nov 2022
Festival de Málaga | Spain, Mar 2023
BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional Cine Independiente | Argentina, Apr 2023
CURTOCIRCUITO - Festival Internacional de Cine | Spain, Oct 2023 Special Jury Mention
ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid | Spain, Nov 2023 Best Screenplay
Festival Nacional "Plasencia Encorto" | Spain, Apr 2023
ABYCINE - Festival de Cine de Albacete | Spain, Oct 2023
FICCAB - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Cine Alternativo de Benalmádena | Spain, Oct 2023
Los trabajos y las noches - Festival de cine y procesos artísticos | Spain, Dec 2023
AVILÉS ACCIÓN Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Avilés | Spain, Oct 2023