Tuesday, 21 May 2019

CAT#25 - Watching a CLAM Documentary and chat with cast and director - Manresa’s Meeting Report

Laura Bozzo May 21, 2019

Watching a CLAM Documentary and chat with cast and director - Manresa’s Meeting Report

On Thursday the 9^th of May, we had the opportunity to watch one of CLAM’s documentaries in the main Festival’s programme.

“Down n’hi do” was the title and the students watched it in Catalan with subtitles in English. It was very interesting because the film is about a group of young adults with Down syndrome that go through the experience of creating a film.

The documentary follows them going through a cinema course specially designed for them and concluding with the recording of a short fiction film. They go through the process of creating a script and a storyboard, learning shooting techniques and acting.

After watching the documentary the students had the opportunity to engage in a debate with the director Mireia Ros and one of the actresses, Laia; one of the participants in the cinema course.