La Singla

by Paloma Zapata
  • 2022 La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm
  • 2022 La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm
  • 2022 La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm
  • 2022 La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm
  • 2022 La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm

    Synopsis

    In the 1960s, a young Spanish flamenco dancer named Antonia Singla captivated audiences with her strikingly passionate performances. Having lost her hearing at a young age, La Singla rose to fame with her commanding presence through a combination of her powerful gaze and thunderous movement. However, just at the height of her fame, she seemingly disappeared and decades later has been all but forgotten. When a young woman in Seville comes across La Singla’s story, a bigger picture starts to be unveiled. Through research, interviews and captivating archival footage, she starts to piece together the legend of La Singla. Through the beauty of her performances and the heartbreak of her story, La Singla celebrates and preserves the legacy of one of the greatest Flamenco dancers of all time. [30 Hot Docs, Gabor Pertic]

    Festivals

    2023
    25 TiDF, Thessaloniki
    FICCI Cartagena
    DOXA Vancouver
    D'A Barcelona FF
    30 Hot Docs, Toronto
    Krakow IFF
    FIC Guadalajara
    71 SSIFF San Sebastian
    Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival
    40 Kassel Dokfest
    Confluências: Festival de Artes Integradas, Brazil
    Hamptons Doc Fest, USA
    2024
    HUMAN – IDFF Oslo
    One World Praha

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Paloma Zapata

    Score

    Juliane Heinemann

    Sound

    Hannes Schulze

    DoP

    Dani Mauri, Iñaki Gorraiz