Join us for a screening of 10,000 km followed by a Q&A with Natalia Tena and writer/director Carlos Marques-Marcet.

Moderated by Eric Kohn, Indiewire. 

SYNOPSIS

Alexandra (Natalia Tena) and Sergi (David Verdaguer) make love in their tiny Barcelona apartment. They’ve decided to have a baby, but find their plans dashed when Alex receives an offer for an artistic residency in Los Angeles. Understanding this may be Alex’s last chance to re-launch her photography career, the couple decides to put their plans on hold for a year.
Separated by 10,000 kilometers, Alex and Sergi must rely on virtual communication to keep the flame of their relationship alive. But with their realities no longer shared and the touch of one another gone, the technology that has supposedly brought the world closer together may just tear them apart.

This program may include explicit, sexual, disturbing or offensive content and is intended for mature audiences only.

PANELISTS BIOS

Natalia Tena - Actor

Natalia Tena made her acting debut as Ellie in 2004's About A Boy. Born in London to Spanish parents, she is best known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series and the wildling Osha in HBO's Game of Thrones. Between acting gigs like 2011's You Instead, this multi-talented performer is also lead vocalist for British band Molotov Jukebox, in which she also rocks the accordion.

Carlos Marques-Marcet - Writer, Director

Born in Barcelona, Spain,CarlosMarques-Marcet started developing his unique voice at an early age. Carlos’s second short film A munt i a vall  (The Mountain and the Valley) was awarded the INJUVE Young Creators Award.

His third piece granted him the honor of participating in an exclusive workshop with legendary filmmakers Abbas Kiarostami and Victor Erice. It also took him, at age nineteen, to the Berlinale Berlin Talent Campus. Renowned “Cahiers de Cinema” selected Udols, his fourth film, as 2008’s Best Short Film.

In 2009, Marques shot his debut feature documentary, De Pizarros y Atahualpas (About Pizarros and Atahualpas), an honest look at the contradictions in contemporary Peru. After being granted the prestigious La Caixa scholarship, Carlos Marques-Marcet moved to Los Angeles in order to study Film and Television in UCLA’s Master of Fine Arts program.

In the U.S., Marques-Marcet has completed many short films including I’ll Be Alone (Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival, HBO New York Latino International Film Festvial, Beijing International Film Festival) and Yellow Ribbon, which received among many other awards, a DGA recognition.