Secadero de Las Cigarreras opens the first film cycle of its back-of-cycle releases, presented by the art and architecture collective La Cuarta Piel. The program, titled Some Cracks in the City, is a collaboration with the Carasso Foundation, Consorci de Museus de la Comunitat Valenciana, and Las Cigarreras. The cycle runs four sessions featuring five films. Admission is free and seating is limited to around fifty people. Screenings take place on Thursdays at 7:00 PM through December 14.
The lineup spotlights works by pioneers in French cinema, including Agnès Varda, with short films and documentaries produced by high carolina. This serves as a window into fall projects in the sector dedicated to Las Cigarreras, blending art and ecology. The program was designed with support from Andrés Tebas and focuses on a perspective that balances contemporary emergencies with distance from intimate life in the Secadero neighborhood setting.
The cycle opened last Thursday with the Italian feature Happy Lazzaro, which earned the best screenplay award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for director Alice Rohrwacher. The program will also present the 30 November screening of Collectors and Colleagues related to Varda. Other titles in the exhibition will be showcased in collaboration with art groups carrying out activities in Secadero. A notable documentary recognized with the best documentary award at the 2000 European Film Awards is among the selections. Short films will be shown on Thursday, November 23 alongside works from Irene Moreno, Marina Irurzun, and the Leuda community.
Short film Self Help from Castellón by Laura Palau, a participant in Secadero residences, will be shown on 30 November along with Emilvis, King of the Carolinas from Alicante by Carla Vidal Ferrandis. The complete cinematographic proposal concludes on 14 December.
We tend to think of the city as the great achievement of the 20th century, a perfect organism, explains La Cuarta Piel as they pose a critical question. Is there an alternative. Can we imagine a different urban future. The answer offered is not to demolish and rebuild on a maximalist scale but to pursue sensitive, instructive perspectives toward environments whose senses have been cracked and changed by time and use.
Share space in the neighborhood
In parallel with Secadero activities, the Maya group has been developing Sun Stories a project that creates a gathering space for local residents. The organizers emphasize the importance of neighbors sharing public space together. Abandoned land is being repurposed as part of this initiative, with portions of the region being transformed into small gardens. Chairs, tables, and mailboxes have been placed to invite casual gatherings and communal activity. The process will culminate this Friday with a final neighborhood party at Secadero at 7 PM.
Information is provided by local organizers and partners, with additional context from the contributing groups. Attribution for program insights and project details appears here to acknowledge the collaboration behind the cycle and neighborhood initiatives.