DIRECTOR: Paloma Zapata
PRODUCTION: Paloma Zapata, Paola Sainz de Baranda, Nadja Smith
PRODUCTION COMPANY: La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm produktion
CAST: Antonia Singla (La Singla), Helena Kaittani
COUNTRY: Spain, Germany
LANGUAGE: Spanish, German
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: Documentary
DURATION: 95m.
PREMIERE: November 10, 2023
LA SINGLA
Antonia Singla was born in the suburbs of Barcelona and became deaf shortly after birth, so she learned to dance flamenco without listening to the music. At the age of 17, she revolutionized the world of flamenco, but before she turned 30 she disappeared forever from the stage.
Fifty years later, a young woman finds some old archives and is fascinated by her. La Singla seems to hide something tragic behind her gaze and transmits a passion that goes beyond dance. Why had she never heard of her?
Determined to find answers, she immerses herself in an investigation that leads her to discover that La Singla was a great success in Germany, where she was considered the best flamenco dancer in the world. Finally, she will try to find her to learn first-hand her heartbreaking story.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
- 71º San Sebastián Film Festival Made in Spain
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Opening Film
- Malaga Film Festival Official Competition
- FICCI Cartagena de Indias Official Section Documentes
- Moscow International Film Festival Official Competition
- Hot Docs Official Selection
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival Official Selection
- DocsValencia Official Competition
- DocsBarcelona International Competition Panorama
- Krakow Film Festival DocFilmMusic Competition
- FICG Guadalajara Film Festival Official Selection
- MOLDOX International Doc Festival Official Selection
- Festival de Cine Primavera Flamenca en Huesca Film Screening
- GENERAMMA Festival de Cine Realizado por Mujeres en Chiclana Film Screening
- Festival SECINDI (Semana de Cine Inclusivo Y Diversidad) 6ta edición Premiere
- DOCUROCK Festival de Cine Documental de Música Winner Best FIlm
- ABYCINE Festival de Cine Independiente Winner Lanza 2023 Award
- MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE REALIZADO POR MUJERES – Zaragoza Film Screening
- Festival de Cine por Mujeres Madrid Official Selection
- WOMEX Film Screening
- IN-EDIT Barcelona, Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Musical National Scene Film Screening
- REC Festival Internacional de Cine de Tarragona Film Screening
- MUESTRA DE CINE, EL MUNDO Y LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS – Fundación IPES Fundazioa XVIII Film Screening
- Memorimage, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Reus Official Selection
- FESTIVAL DE CINE EUROPEO DE SEVILLA Panorama Andaluz
- INCLÚS, Festival Internacional de Cine y Discapacidad de Barcelona Official Selection Documentary Feature
- Semana del cine de Córdoba – CINEMA23 Official Selection
- Cinema Spagna, Festival de cine Español y Latinoamericano en Italia La Nueva Ola, Official Selection
- Festival EQUIS Film Screening
- Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival Film Screening
- Salt Spring Film Festival Film Screening
- FILMCLUB Bozen Bolzano Film Screening
PALOMA ZAPATA
With a degree in Fine Arts and a master’s degree in Creative Documentary, in 2008 she founded her production company in Barcelona: La Fábrica Naranja. She has developed a career as a director, editor, and producer of international music videos and documentaries for over 15 years. In 2020, Peret: The King of the Gypsy Rumba was nominated for the Gaudí Awards of the Catalan Film Academy and received the award from the Yalta Ministry of Culture. In 2023 she released the film La Singla (Spanish-German co-production) winner of the Feroz Arrebato Non-Fiction award.
