Ricardo Íscar was born in Salamanca and lives in Barcelona, combining teaching with film directing. In 2016, he founded El Refugio Producciones.
His films include: Aire (2022), premiered at DocsBarcelona, Krakow International Film Festival, Ulsan, and Atlantidoc; Lo soñado y lo vivido. Diario del confinamiento (2021), screened at Atlantidoc and Iberodocs; La última feria (2016), awarded at Atlantidoc and Alcine; Al fosat (2012), Special Jury Prize at Málaga, mention at Dock of the Bay, nominated for Gaudí; Danza a los espíritus (2009), in competition at IFFR, BAFICI, Punto de Vista, and Vienna; Tierra negra (2004), Grand Prize at Ciutat de Lisboa; El cerco (2005), Best European Short at Berlinale and Kyiv, awarded at Málaga, Documenta Madrid, and San Roque; among others.
The discovery of four bodies buried on the director’s family estate in Salamanca opens a fissure between private memory and the silenced history of the Spanish Civil War. This discovery prompts a journey to reconstruct the lives of family members and neighbors affected by repression, reflecting on the origins of armed conflicts, intolerance, and their consequences.
