Portales

Portals

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Portales follows the course of the Guadalete river in Cádiz, Spain, from the mountains to the sea: a catalogue of landscapes that hide other landscapes. A collection of inter-dimensional portals (and postcards). Live action and animation fuse, creating an impossible fauna and flora – another history and geography for a modest watercourse.

by Elena Duque (Director), Elena Duqze (Screenplay) Spain 2025 Spanish 16' Colour World premiere | Animation

Crew

Director	Elena Duque
Screenplay	Elena Duqze
Cinematography	Elena Duque
Editing	Marcos Flórez
Sound Design	Jesús Guisado
Production Design	Daniel Mémdez Kunschke
Animation	Elena Duque
Producer	Rocío Mesa
Executive Producer	Rocío Mesa

Produced by

Rocío Mesa

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Elena Duque

Spanish-Venezuelan Elena Duque is a filmmaker, film programmer, writer, and teacher. Her experimental and animated pieces revisit themes such as visual perception and sense of belonging through plastic exercises around places, objects, and textures. Her work has been shown at various international festivals and institutions. She is programmer of (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico in A Coruña, professor at the Universidad Camilo José Cela in Madrid, and regularly gives workshops and talks.

Filmography

2014 La mar salada 2019 Valdediós 2020 Colección privada 2022 Mar de coral 2024 Ojitos mentirosos 2025 Portales