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Play-Doc Opens 22nd Edition in Tui With Premieres, Competitions and Live Cinema

The festival blends new films with immersive, site-specific projects to signal strong backing from Galician cultural institutions.

Overview

  • The festival opened at Tui’s Municipal Theater with an institutional ceremony led by directors Sara García and Ángel Sánchez alongside regional and local officials.
  • Opening night paired a live audiovisual concert by Trilitrate with the world premiere of Ursúa, the debut feature by director Roi Fernández.
  • The competitive program is underway, with international titles such as Pelo, papel y agua and Amílcar and the Galicia slate featuring De brisa y sol, plus additional entries including Fantasía, Réquiem and Nos fuimos quedando solos.
  • A retrospective dedicated to Brazilian documentarian Eduardo Coutinho is in progress, with screenings that include Últimas conversas, Babilônia 2000, Juego de escena, Peões and Las canciones across city venues.
  • After dark, audiences move through Tui for the Cine Recorridos itinerary that begins with Carlos Casas’s Krakatoa and ends at the Church of Santo Domingo with a live piece by Alba G. Corral, alongside a silent film with live piano by Filipe Raposo at the Church of San Domingos and late DJ sets.