Lucía Aleñar Iglesias
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias is an emerging filmmaker known for her poignant storytelling and visual style, focusing on themes of grief and personal transformation. Her film 'Forastera' explores the complex emotions surrounding loss and identity through the lens of a teenage girl grappling with her grandmother's death and the resulting familial dynamics.
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Lucía Aleñar Iglesias directed 'Forastera', a luminous tale about grief.
Festival International du Film de Marrakech : une sélection officielle de 82 films représentant 31 pays
Morocco· 2025-11-10
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias directed 'Forastera', which won the Pilar Miró award for best direction by a debutant.
‘The Mastermind’ y ‘Magallanes’ ganan ‘ex aequo’ la Espiga de oro de la 70ª Seminci de Valladolid | Cine: estrenos y críticas
Spain· 2025-11-01
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias turns a teenager’s coming-of-age into a restless meditation on grief in 'Forastera'.
Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Family crises in ‘Forastera’, ‘As We Breathe’, and ‘Nika and Madison’
Guyana· 2025-10-05
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias turns a teenager’s coming-of-age into a restless meditation on grief in 'Forastera'.
Dispatch from TIFF 2025: Family crises in “Forastera”, “As We Breathe”, and “Nika and Madison”Guyana· 2025-09-12
