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Coldness

Andrea Sánchez
Spain / Andorra
14’

The screams and anguishes of a B horror film shot in the late 80s sneak through the streets of Andorra, creating a crack between the present and the past of cinema in the country. The Specter of Justine, a cursed film that never saw the light of day… until now, stirs the city.

A fascinating incursion into the shared history of a film and a place, Coldness takes us on a cinematic trip to Andorra, whose landscapes of deserted ski slopes, dark streets and empty movie theatres once served as the backdrop for a never released B horror film shot in the late 80s. Resorting to a series of cinematic gestures that take on an almost ritualistic character, such as the obsessive repetition of the anguished screams and dramatic sighs that punctuated the soundtrack of the original film or the use of certain types of imagery and camera movements reminiscent of it (from surprising changes of pace to  jump cuts and exaggerated zoom-shots), the director gives a new meaning to the story of possession that inspired her short, turning it into a reflection about cinema’s ability to possess and haunt our imaginations. (Oana Ghera)

Screening date and location

September 27th, 9:00 PM, Cinemateca Eforie

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Andrea Sánchez

Andrea Sánchez graduated in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the Escuela Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Cataluña, specializing in graphic documents, and has completed a postgraduate degree in Archiving and Conservation of audiovisual material from Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola. As a restorer, she is currently working on the recovery and development of the archives of the International Film Festival San Sebastián. She is also working on the digital restoration of the film El espectro de Justine, directed by Jordi Gigó and produced by Rosa María Sorribas. In 2022 she became part of the Tabakalera Noka Mentoring Programme, where she made Coldness and is also developing her first feature, El espectro de Justine II.



  • Technical sheet
  • Production and distribution
  • Director: Andrea Sánchez
  • Script: Andrea Sánchez
  • Cinematography: Pablo Paloma
  • Edit: Gerard Borràs
  • Sound: Laura Moreno, Mario Sanz
  • Music: Joan Panchame
  • Cast: Elena Santiago
  • Produced by: Naino Films, Jorge Castrillo

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