Clause 5: The tenant agrees to ignore the existence of “The Other”, in such a way that both live in the apartment as if it were for individual use. Conversations with each other, physical contact of any kind, as well as mere accidental or visual contact are forbidden. In conclusion, any manifestation of recognition on the part of the tenant that shares the use of the apartment with “The Other”.
Javier Macipe (Zaragoza, SPAIN, 1987) studied Audiovisual Communication and specialized in Directing at the School of Cinema of Cuba (EICTV). In his career his work has spanned the fields of fiction and documentary, developing hybrid genres. Due to the major impact of his work, he was awarded a grant by the prestigious Fundación Antonio Gala to young artists for the accomplishment of his proyect “The disadvantages of not being God” which premiered at the Festival of Malaga and won several national and international awards. In 2014 in Portugal he made his short film “Os Menino do rio”, which so far has received more than 10 international awards, among them in Spain: The short film of the year at Promofest, Zinebi, Huelva and FibABC, it has been nominated in 30 Goya Awards. Currently, Javier is preparing his fiction feature film, a co-production between Spain and Argentina.
With the financial support of National Culture Fund.
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