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Sobering tale about the small-time loser Santiago, who roams the streets of a Spanish town after leaving his wife and children looking for ground under his feet. There only seems to be one way out for him. Surprising, Dardennesque debut by producer Serrano. Somewhere in a Spanish city, Santiago (in his 30s and played by the Mexican painter Bosco Sodi) roams aimlessly and lonely through the streets. His wife has thrown him out and the judge has decided that he cannot see his children for now. Santiago tries to put his life back together again from this unfortunate situation. He has a job in a friend's bar, but is given the sack. Little by little, his life falls apart. The camera (impressive work by David Valdeperez) follows him roaming the streets looking for work and for an aim in life. His only way out seems to be the highest bridge in the city... Scriptwriter and novice director Carlos Serrano Azcona (1969) previously worked on "Japon" by Carlos Reygadas, who is co-producer this time, as is the Spaniard Jaime Rosales, director of e.g. "Bullet in the Head". The form and style of "The Tree" were partly inspired by the work of the Dardenne Brothers, but Serrano Azcona was also influenced by the possibilities of modern video cameras, as previously revealed by Albert Serra ("Honour of the Knights") and Rafa Cortes ("Yo"). The result is a dynamic yet restrained and contemplative film. The Tree opens the eyes of the viewer to everyday despair and existential hope, culminating in a climax that has to be seen to be 'believed'. (ID/GT)

Cristo Gitano is a documentary short film that consists of a single long shot at Easter. The sound and the image were recorded in two different and consecutive years. Both were recorded during the Holy Week procession of the Brotherhood of Nazarenes of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud (Los Gitanos), in Madrid. Each of the two takes were recorded in the same place, during the return and entry of the Christ by the bearers of the brotherhood to the Parish of Our Lady of Carmen. Both the sound take, as the image take, are intact and without any cutting or manipulation. It is the faith and devotion of the people of Madrid that unites and dissolves them.

Quantum Men Reloaded is a visual, emotional and spiritual journey into the depths of Latin American shamanism.

A filmed conversation with Antonio García-Trevijano and portrays the recent political history of Spain from the last years of the Franco regime to the early years of the 21st century.

Beyond the evictions in Spain, the new film by Carlos Serrano Azcona tackles many other issues of social and political interest in a free, experimental and impartial montage. Evicted throws the viewer a bleak political scenario towards the most disadvantaged in society, albeit with a hopeful look that focuses on the redemption possibilities that still exist in society through empathy.

The revolution that was not such. On May 15, 2011, hundreds of young people decided to camp at Madrid's Puerta del Sol in protest at the difficult crisis situation that Spain is going through. False Horizons is a conversation with some of them, an X-ray of discontent. A collection of questions that still need an answer today. Carlos Serrano Azcona, director of the award-winning El Arbol, sponsored by Carlos Reygadas, continues his analysis of the 15-M movement (Occupy Madrid) after his film False flags.