Trailer
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Meet Nazario, the founder of the Spanish underground comics movement and passionate pioneer of the gay graphic novel. Through photographs, 16 mm films, illustrations, and paintings, he introduces you to his flamboyant and explicit work, as he looks back on his love story with his boyfriend, who recently died, and his eventful life in Barcelona.
In presence of the director Pol Merchan on March 25, 2023 at the Musée McCord Stewart in Montréal
Meet Nazario, the founder of the Spanish underground comics movement and passionate pioneer of the gay graphic novel. Through photographs, 16 mm films, illustrations, and paintings, he introduces you to his flamboyant and explicit work, as he looks back on his love story with his boyfriend, who recently died, and his eventful life in Barcelona.
In presence of the director Pol Merchan on March 25, 2023 at the Musée McCord Stewart in Montréal
Overview of some festivals:
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands (2023)
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (2023)
International Film Festival, Portugal (2023)
VIDEONALE.19: Festival for Video and Time-Based Arts, Germany (2023)
Vilnius Film Festival: Kino Pavasaris (International Competition), Lithuania (2023)
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands (2023)
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (2023)
International Film Festival, Portugal (2023)
VIDEONALE.19: Festival for Video and Time-Based Arts, Germany (2023)
Vilnius Film Festival: Kino Pavasaris (International Competition), Lithuania (2023)
| Director | Pol Merchan |
| Script | Pol Merchan, Mònica Rovira |
| Director of Photography | Carlos Vasquez Mendez |
| Production | Pol Merchan |
| Editing | Ginés Olivares |
| Colorization | Quimu Casalprim |
| Cast | Nazario Luque |
| Sound Design | Manuela Schininá |
| Sound | Nora Haddad |
| Music | Manuela Schininà |
In Partnership with
Session
• Musée McCord Stewart
Saturday, march 25, 2023, 04:00 p.m. — 06:00 p.m.
Image tirée du film The Garden of Fauns // Image from the film The Garden of Fauns
Image tirée du film The Garden of Fauns // Image from the film The Garden of Fauns
Image tirée du film The Garden of Fauns // Image from the film The Garden of Fauns
Image tirée du film The Garden of Fauns // Image from the film The Garden of Fauns
Production
Pol Merchan
Pol Merchan is an artist, filmmaker, and programmer for the Xposed International Queer Film Festival. He received his bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona and his master’s degree from the Universität der Künste Berlin’s Art in Context program. His audiovisual work examines cinematic processes while dissecting traditional filmmaking methods. Merchan’s films have been exhibited internationally in art institutions and at numerous film festivals around the globe.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
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