Diary of hunger
Synopsis: Requests for asylum throughout the European Union have increased, while in the three southern border countries, Italy, Spain and Greece, they have significantly decreased. However, it is in these countries where “border externalization policies”, promoted by the European Union as a whole, are being implemented with most force. These policies prioritize the obsession with border security and control over humanitarian issues or matters related to the rights of migrants and refugees.
We watch the daily news, we are updated nowadays about every scandal thanks to social media, we learn about world’s most terrifying truth behind closed doors, doors that may never open until someone has the courage to showcase what human beings really go through. But how does it feel to perceive this information? Do we really get it “stuck” in our head or do we just receive the information “meaninglessly”?
A “Diary of Hunger” is a true story. An everyday true story. Now, what do we want to do about it? Are we going to accept this tragedy?
Festivals: Premiere Festival OFFF Barcelona (2014); IDFA 2014; Cine independiente de Elche (2014); Miradas.Doc (2014); Curtocircuito. Festival internacional de curtametraxes de Santiago de Compostela (2014); El Ojo de Iberoamérica (2014). Premio Bronce a la Mejor Dirección. Nuevos formatos; Festival de Málaga (2015); Festival de cine documental Alcances (2015). Mención especial