In 1887, a shipment from the Philippines arrived in Spain to be exhibited in Retiro park. Through various mechanisms ranging from theater to photography that are used to evoke memories, A Summer in Madrid provides present-day visitors a look at the distant echoes and thorny legacy of the history of colonialism in Spain. (MMF)
Juan Andrés Coéllar, Javier Extremera, Joaquín Hermo
The year 2016 was the beginning of what would later become the first joint documentary project as students doing documentary film studies at the ECAM. In addition to directing as a group, the three filmmakers also took up the main organizational posts; Juan Andrés as a sound engineer, Javier Extremera as director of photography, and Joaquín Hermo as head of production. After many months of research, the foundations would be laid for what would end up becoming their first documentary short film, Un verano en Madrid.