AL-MADINA (LA CIUDAD)

Al-Madina (the City)

España. 2011. Color. 15 min. Documental. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Gonzalo Ballester Rosique.
  • Scriptwriter: Gonzalo Ballester Rosique.
  • Cinematography: Juan Ballester; Gonzalo Ballester Rosique.
  • Editing: Gonzalo Ballester Rosique.
  • Music: Coke Riobóo.
  • Producer: Gonzalo Ballester Rosique.
He travelled to another land, another sea, being certain that he had found a better city, but he didn't know that his city was travelling with him.

Gonzalo Ballester Rosique
Gonzalo was born in Murcia in 1982. From 2002 he has filmed several short movies and documentaries, as the outstanding 'Mimoune' (2006), winner of 15 awards in international film festivals and selected at more than one hundred. In 2003 he was awarded a scholarship to Siena; he often travelled to Venice and shot the material for 'La Serenissima' (2006) documentary nominated Best Short Documentary in Goya awards 2007. In mid-2005 left Spain to study Cinema in the European Film College, in Denmark. In 2006 he participated in the Prix de la Jeunesse, Cannes Film Festival. 'The Molky Way' (2009), won 10 awards and selections all over the world. He's currently editing his first documentary.