Pawel Piotr Chorzepa
2026 | Poland | 20 min | English, Japanese, Polish | Original version with Catalan subtitles
Spanish Premiere
In the shadows of the world’s most prestigious piano competition, the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, a group of expert tuners spends an entire month trying to achieve the perfect pitch so that the champion pianist will win on their instrument. The camera hypnotically captures their world of extreme self-demand, concentration, and competitiveness.
Winner of the Silver Dragon award for Director of the Best Short Documentary at the Krakow Film Festival.
Jakub Piatek
2025 | Poland | 20 min | English | Original version with Catalan subtitles
Estrena a Espanya
A fascinating journey of musical rediscovery that connects two virtuosos across time. The documentary follows South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim as she rehearses for a historic performance of the Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra, a newly discovered masterpiece by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz. As she prepares for the major concert, Bomsori retraces Bacewicz’s steps through handwritten scores, archival recordings, and family encounters. The film not only champions one of the 20th century’s most extraordinary composers, but also reflects the personal sacrifice demanded by artistic excellence.
Winner of the Golden Hobby-Horse Award for Best Short Documentary at the Kraków Film Festival.
Elena Bursztein, Axel Rosito
2026 | Argentina | 16 min | Spanish | Original version with English subtitles
Catalan Premiere
A political outsider elected president who self-identifies as a lion. An economics “masterclass” in a country plunged into poverty. A welcome party organized by himself because he “just wanted to sing.” Panic Show observes the intimacy and the attendees of an unprecedented event: the self-consecration party of Javier Milei, one of the world’s most controversial far-right figures, months after taking office as president of Argentina. The first president to put on a rock show. And all of this inside the Luna Park arena in Buenos Aires—where Maradona got married, Frank Sinatra sang, Carlos Monzón was crowned world boxing champion, and the Nazi Party organized its largest political rally outside Germany in 1938.
Kelli Miller
2025 | United States | 30 min | English | Original version with Catalan subtitles
Spanish Premiere
A nostalgic journey to the heart of Detroit’s indie rock scene in the early 2000s. Under the shadow of The White Stripes’ explosion and the international echo of The Dirtbombs or The Von Bondies, dozens of local bands dreamed of turning the city into the new Seattle. Following the trajectory of The Trembling and the testimonies of underground peers, it delves with startling honesty into precariousness, competitiveness, camaraderie, the waiting for a lucky break that may never come, and that quiet moment when every band decides to step off the stage for the last time. The film questions the very definition of success and celebrates the beauty of believing in the sheer magic of making noise together.
Cast: Fred Thomas, Ryan Allen, Kelli Miller, Saturday Looks Good to Me, The Thunderbirds Are Now!, New Grenada.
Session:
5 November , 5:45 p.m.