Spanish Teen Rally (English) Estudiar en primavera (Spanish) Étudier au temps du printemps(French) | |
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Directed by | Amparo Fortuny |
Written by | Amparo Fortuny |
Produced by | Mikel Iribarren Amparo Fortuny |
Cinematography | Carlos Beltrán Lázaro |
Edited by | Mikel Iribarren |
Music by | Klaus & Kinski(Ley y moral) Carl Davis (Intolerance) Joseph Carl Breil (Intolerance) |
Production companies | Mikel Iribarren P.C. The Next Day Films |
Distributed by | The Next Day Films |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Languages | Spanish Valencian |
Spanish Teen Rally is a 2014 Spanish documentary film directed by Amparo Fortuny.[1][2] The film delves into the world of a group of teenagers whose protests in defense of Public Education triggered the so-called Valencian Spring .[3][4][5] It was the very first experience of protest for many of them and lead to their crash with reality.[6][7] Not only did these teenagers become the symbol of the student protests throughout Spain;[8] they also became a reflection of the youth's disenchantment facing an uncertain future in a country where the austerity policies are beginning to seriously affect society.[9][10][11]
The feature documentary Spanish Teen Rally (Estudiar en primavera) premiered at Cineteca Matadero Madrid. Centre for Contemporary Creation.[12][13][14] It was well received by the media and has been screened internationally at various film festivals.[15][16][17][18]