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Tramuntana

Synopsis: In a remote area of northern Spain, the wind has a name: Tramuntana. Tramuntana takes what it wants—clothes, trees, boats, and the people of the landscape who live with the endless threat of being carried away by its force. This film is a lyrical portrait of this furious wind, woven from the stories passed down by local villagers.

Director's Note: This film was shot in the mountains surrounding the village of Colera, where I have spent most of my summers. The jagged landscape of the area is shaped by a powerful wind called Tramuntana, which can blow at speeds exceeding 200 km/h. The force of this wind is evident in the landscape: it bends tree trunks and erodes the vegetation that dares to grow under its spell.

During my summers there, I often heard stories and myths shared by local villagers about living under the reign of this violent wind. Two years ago, driven by my interest in reviving Catalonia’s folk traditions through a contemporary lens, I decided to delve deeper into these stories by spending more time speaking with them. This film emerged from that shared time—and from my desire to capture something as invisible and intangible as the wind.

Original Title: Tramuntana
Year: 2025
Duration: 18 min
Country: Spain, United States
Language: No dialogue
Subtitles: English
Format: 4K AppleProRes 4444/
DCP, Dolby Surround 5.1

A film by Martí Madaula Esquirol
Produced by Martí Madaula Esquirol
with support from “la Caixa” Foundation
Sound mix and design by Julian Flavin
Colorist Ye Xi
Graphic Design Studio Lieneman
Distributed by Video Data Bank

Screenings:
MoMA Doc Fortnight 2025 - NY, USA (World Premiere) /
Curtas Vila do Conde 2025 - Vila do Conde, Portugal
(Int Premiere) /
L'Alternativa Barcelona Film Festival 2025 - Barcelona, Spain (National Premiere) /
KINO ATHENS 2026 /
GO SHORT 2026 /
London Short Film Festival 2026 /
Catalan Film Festival in Edinburgh 2026, Scotland /
NeMAF Alt Cinema & Media Art Festival 2025 - Seoul, South Korea /
Montenegro International Film Festival 2025 - Herceg Novi, Montenegro /
Science New Wave 2025 - NY, USA /
Tacoma Art Museum 2025 (Haunted exhibition) - Tacoma, USA /
Beijing International Short Film Festival 2025 - Beijing, China /
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2025
Screening at Galeria àngels Barcelona 2025