Film Programme
THE YEARS OF SILENCE
fiction
Spain, 2009, 18'
Director: Marcel Leal
Producer: Juan Ruiz
Director of photography: Íñigo Zubicaray
Writer: Marcel Leal
Animation: Marcel Leal
Composer: Alejandro Civilotti
Editor: Aitor Guinea
Synopsis: In the middle of the Spanish post-war period, a low murmur catches the attention of a little boy, who looks for his mother to find her looking anxiously at the window. Adults uncomfortably tell him that the strange sound must be from a distant storm, but he will soon find out the truth behind it, changing his life forever.
Director: Marcel Leal
Marcel Leal started studying film direction at the CECC (Centre of Film Studies of Catalonia) after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Graduate Qualification in Music, specialising in recorder.