La Singla
- Logline
- She danced with fire in her veins and silence in her ears. Deaf from birth, La Singla turned pain into movement and rose to international fame, until she vanished without a trace. This is the story of a woman who defied fate and left behind a legend wrapped in silence.
- Talent
- Paloma Zapata
- Role of participant
- Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Producer
- Director
- Paloma Zapata
- Producer
- Paloma Zapata, Paola Sainz de Baranda, Nadja Smith, Gregor Streiber
- Screenwriter
- Paloma Zapata
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2023
- Running time
- 95 min
- Genre
- Hybrid
- Countries of Production
- Spain , Germany
- Production Company
- La Fábrica Naranja, inselfilm productions, Malandar Films
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Festivals and Awards
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece) – Opening Film, Audience Award Nominee
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Canada) – Audience Award Nominee
DocsBarcelona (Spain) – Audience Award Winner (Panorama International), Jury Special Mention
Moscow International Film Festival (Russia) – Keen Eye Award Winner, Best Documentary Nominee
Krakow Film Festival (Poland) – Jury Special Mention, DocFilmMusic Competition
DeadCenter Film Festival (USA) – Best Documentary Award Winner
Festival de Málaga (Spain) – Best Documentary Nominee, WIP Project at MAFF 2022
San Sebastián International Film Festival – SSIFF (Spain) – Made in Spain Section
Jeonju International Film Festival (South Korea) – Official Selection
Raindance Film Festival (UK) – Best Documentary Nominee
Seville European Film Festival (Spain) – Panorama Andaluz Section
DOXA Documentary Film Festival (Canada) – Audience Award Nominee
FICCI – Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (Colombia) – Documentary Official Selection
FICG – Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico) – Official Selection
Sofia DocuMental International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Official Competition
BNP Paribas Two Riverside Film & Art Festival (Poland) – Best Documentary Nominee, Audience Award Winner
Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes (France) – Best Documentary Nominee
BIDF – Budapest International Documentary Festival (Hungary) – Official Selection
DOCPOINT – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Finland) – Official Selection
FICPBA – Buenos Aires International Film Festival (Argentina) – Official Competition
DocsValència – Valencia Documentary Film Festival (Spain) – Best Documentary Nominee
Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival (Netherlands) – Official Selection
Hamptons Doc Fest (USA) – Official Selection
Rocky Mountains Women’s Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection
Scotland Catalan Film Festival (Scotland) – Official Selection
DocuRock – Festival de Cine Documental de Música (Spain) – Best Feature Documentary Award Winner
Memorimage – Festival Internacional de Cine de Reus (Spain) – Jury Special Mention & Cinema-Rescat Award Winner
Inclús – Barcelona International Disability Film Festival (Spain) – Best Documentary Award Winner
Festival Internacional de Cine por Mujeres (Spain) – Official Competition
IN-EDIT Barcelona (Spain) – Panorama Nacional Section
Flamenco Biënnale (Netherlands) – Official Selection
WOMEX – Worldwide Music Expo (Spain) – Official Screening
Industry Selections, Labs & Development Awards:
Circle Women Doc Accelerator – Project Selection
Sunny Side of the Doc – Global Pitch (Women’s Voices) – Project Selection
DOK.forum Munich – Marketplace – DOK.fest Munich Selection Award Winner
Ventana Sur – Spanish Screenings on Tour (Argentina) – WIP Selection
D’A Film Festival Barcelona – Film Lab – WIP Project Selection
IDFA Docs for Sale (Netherlands) – Market Selection
Abycine Lanza (Spain) – MAFF Award Winner & WIP Award Winner
ROY W. DEAN GRANT (USA) – Finalist
SANFIC Santiago Lab (Chile) – Project Selection
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Canada) – Audience Award Nominee
DocsBarcelona (Spain) – Audience Award Winner (Panorama International), Jury Special Mention
Moscow International Film Festival (Russia) – Keen Eye Award Winner, Best Documentary Nominee
Krakow Film Festival (Poland) – Jury Special Mention, DocFilmMusic Competition
DeadCenter Film Festival (USA) – Best Documentary Award Winner
Festival de Málaga (Spain) – Best Documentary Nominee, WIP Project at MAFF 2022
San Sebastián International Film Festival – SSIFF (Spain) – Made in Spain Section
Jeonju International Film Festival (South Korea) – Official Selection
Raindance Film Festival (UK) – Best Documentary Nominee
Seville European Film Festival (Spain) – Panorama Andaluz Section
DOXA Documentary Film Festival (Canada) – Audience Award Nominee
FICCI – Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (Colombia) – Documentary Official Selection
FICG – Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico) – Official Selection
Sofia DocuMental International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Official Competition
BNP Paribas Two Riverside Film & Art Festival (Poland) – Best Documentary Nominee, Audience Award Winner
Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes (France) – Best Documentary Nominee
BIDF – Budapest International Documentary Festival (Hungary) – Official Selection
DOCPOINT – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Finland) – Official Selection
FICPBA – Buenos Aires International Film Festival (Argentina) – Official Competition
DocsValència – Valencia Documentary Film Festival (Spain) – Best Documentary Nominee
Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival (Netherlands) – Official Selection
Hamptons Doc Fest (USA) – Official Selection
Rocky Mountains Women’s Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection
Scotland Catalan Film Festival (Scotland) – Official Selection
DocuRock – Festival de Cine Documental de Música (Spain) – Best Feature Documentary Award Winner
Memorimage – Festival Internacional de Cine de Reus (Spain) – Jury Special Mention & Cinema-Rescat Award Winner
Inclús – Barcelona International Disability Film Festival (Spain) – Best Documentary Award Winner
Festival Internacional de Cine por Mujeres (Spain) – Official Competition
IN-EDIT Barcelona (Spain) – Panorama Nacional Section
Flamenco Biënnale (Netherlands) – Official Selection
WOMEX – Worldwide Music Expo (Spain) – Official Screening
Industry Selections, Labs & Development Awards:
Circle Women Doc Accelerator – Project Selection
Sunny Side of the Doc – Global Pitch (Women’s Voices) – Project Selection
DOK.forum Munich – Marketplace – DOK.fest Munich Selection Award Winner
Ventana Sur – Spanish Screenings on Tour (Argentina) – WIP Selection
D’A Film Festival Barcelona – Film Lab – WIP Project Selection
IDFA Docs for Sale (Netherlands) – Market Selection
Abycine Lanza (Spain) – MAFF Award Winner & WIP Award Winner
ROY W. DEAN GRANT (USA) – Finalist
SANFIC Santiago Lab (Chile) – Project Selection