RONDA DE PONIENTE

Ronda De Poniente

España. 2017. Color. 19 min. Documental. .
  • Film Director: Sonia Pacios; Kepa Sojo.

Ronda de Poniente tells the memories of the habitants who went to live in the newly built colonial village of Posada del Bierzo before a historical event that may have changed their lives. We are in Spain in 1961.


Sonia Pacios
Kepa was born in Laudio (Álava) in 1968. He's PhD in Art History and assistant professor of History of Cinema at the University of the Basque Country since 1999. He combines teaching and research with filmmaking. With his film work, he has won 34 prizes in contests and film festivals worldwide.
"El síndrome de Svensson" (Lm, 2006) / "Cuando puedas" (2003) / "Looking for Chencho" (2002) / "Platos sucios" (2000) / "100 maneras de hacer el pollo al Txilindrón" (1997)
Kepa Sojo

Kepa Sojo (Llodio, 1968). As well as being a film director and script-writer, Kepa Sojo has a PhD in History of Art and lectures in History of Cinema at the University of the Basque Country. He is a specialist in Spanish cinema from the Franco era and on the work of Luis García Berlanga. He has won over 70 national and international awards for his audiovisual work, as well as a nomination for the Goya Awards in 2015 for his short film 'Loco con ballesta'. Since 2009, he has coordinated the Cortada Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz.