Lita has been afraid of lizards since she was little. Every summer, she returns to Lagartera, where her family’s traditions run deep. During the Corpus Christi celebration, while her grandmother dresses her, Lita uncovers the roots of her fear.

Irene Baqué is a Barcelona-born film director whose work explores identity, social conflict, resistance, and women’s stories, often moving between documentary and fiction. Her films focus on inherited identity, memory, and multigenerational families of women. She is currently editing her first feature documentary, OASIS, filmed in Chihuahua, Mexico, with a family of Indigenous Tarahumara women. Her fiction short Mal de Madre premiered at Zinebi in 2025 and internationally in Hong Kong. Her documentary short CARMEN: Fearless for Freedom won Best Documentary Short Film at Medina del Campo Film Week and screened at over 30 festivals. Baqué previously spent six years at The Guardian, producing documentaries on gender issues across the Global South. Her work has received international awards and recognition.

22min • Spain • 2025


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