Callum McLennan Spain’s Latido Films has clinched world sales rights to doc “Freedom To Dreams” on Spain’s leading modern sculptor, Eduardo Chillida.
Made by Arrantxa Aguirre, one of Spain’s foremost documentary filmmakers, it world premieres at San Sebastian on Sunday. Filmed across the seasons at Chillida-Leku, Chillida’s farmstead home and now museum, it follows Basque Goya winning actress Jone Laspuir (“Ann Is Missing,”) as she reflects and speaks to many who knew and were inspired by the artist.
Prior to Chillida’s sculptural genius he was an elite sportsman, a goalkeeper for Real Sociedad. It is a role that depends on position and a sense of space.
It is also the position most spent waiting and watching. Chillida dedicated a lifetime engaging with all it means to fill and commune with space and sit with the time it took to create his works.
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