02.01                               DREAM OF ANOTHER SUMMER

70 minutes. 2026
Spain/Lebanon
DCP Dolby Surround 5.1

Directed by :
Irene Bartolomé 

Produced by:
Colibrí Studio (SPA)
The Attic Productions (LEB)
Lemu Helu (SPA)

SYNOPSIS
A woman's collapse amid urban ruins sparks an exploration of humanity's connection to physical spaces and a city's resilience in the face of mortality.


          
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CREDITS
Director, Writer: Irene Bartolomé
Producer: Pere Marzo, Irene Bartolomé 
Co-producer: Elie Kamal
Cinematography: Pôl Seif
Edit: Sandra Fatté, Irene Bartolomé 
Sound design and Mix: Philippe Ciompi
Music: Kinda Hassan
Colour Grading: Christophe Bousquet 

CAST
Sylvain Perdigon
Nesrine Khodr
Cecilia Bartolomé Pina 
Gerard Ortín
May Kassem
Bassam Abou Diab

A co-production by
COLIBRÍ STUDIO 
LEMU HELU
THE ATTIC PRODUCTIONS



“Sensorial, Existential Journey”
Matthew Carey, Deadline

“World Premiere. First feature documentary. Main award in “Next Wave”… and definitely one of the best films I have seen at this year’s CPH:DOX.”
Tue Steen Müller, Filmkommentarem

“A sensitivity reminiscent of Chantal Akerman‘s work,
and (regrettably) harrowing relevance.”

Sofia Topi, The People’s Movies

“A film that, through a rigorous formal approach and a conscious gaze, immerses us in a suspended space where the scars of the past, the awareness of the present, and the dreams of the future brush against one another. The city of Beirut is the epicenter of this meditative journey, but the film transcends the local and becomes an existential reflection on the fragility of the human condition.”
NEXT:WAVE AWARD Jury @ CPH:DOX 2026


AWARDS & MENTIONS
· CPH:DOX Next:Wave Award


SCREENINGS
· CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Denmark, March, 2026) World Premiere.
· Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival (Greece, March, 2026)
· Jeonju International Film Festival (South Korea, April, 2026)
· Jeonbuk Museum of Art (South Korea, May, 2026)


PRESS
· Deadline Review
· The People’s Movies Review
· Asharq Al-Awsat Review (in Arabic)
· Filmkommentarem Review
· Jeonju Review Review
· The Film Verdict Review
· KBS South Korea National Public Radio Interview (in Spanish)


FUNDING
ICAA Instituto de la Cinematografía  y de las Artes Audiovisuales Gobierno de España
European Union - Next GenerationEU
Embassy of Spain in Lebanon
Goethe-Institut - 2021 Support Fund, Weaving Ties
UPF-BSM  Laboratorio de acompañamiento editorial de Documentales de Creación - LABED 2022  
X Laboratorio de Creación de Guion para Cine - Fundación SGAE 2022 


LABS
La Inesperada. Exit 2022
LABED. Laboratorio de acompañamiento editorial de - Documentales de Creación 2022  
Fundación SGAE. X Laboratorio de Creación de Guion para Cine 2022 
Dirdira lab 2023 –  Azala Prize
Festival D’A LAB 2023
Documenta Madrid. Corte Final 2024
Locarno Film Festival. First Look 2024 – Antaviana films Prize
MedFilm Festival. Works in Progress 2024 – IOM Prize



02.02                              LUNCH  TIME

12 minutes. 2017
Spain/Egypt
Full HD 1920x1080

Directed and Produced by :
Irene Bartolomé 

SINOPSIS
In this film we drive through downtown Cairo. While exploring the urban life and daily routine of the streets near Tahrir square, we sink into a labyrinth where our path keeps on being cut. During the 2011 revolution it was often said that “the people took back the streets”, but since then the police and military have returned to power and show their supremacy by controlling the public spaces, leaving many to adapt to a system where they have no voice and must work around the obstacles that are left behind.

2/2    Minimalism in Germany: The Sixties, Hatje Cantz

CREDITS
Director, camera, writer, edit: Irene Bartolomé
Assistant director: Mai Al Shazly
Producer: Irene Bartolomé
Sound design: Raef Ali, José Luis Alcaine Bartolomé
Mix: José Luis Alcaine Bartolomé
Color Correction: Mina Nabil
Distribution: CFMDC Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
for screener requests contact: [email protected]

Driver Mai Al Shazly
Co-driver Irene Bartolomé
Voice driver Dalia Abdel Aziz
Voice co-driver Irene Bartolomé

FUNDING
Medrar Gallery Cairo

SCREENINGS
· Alcances Festival de Cine Documental (Cádiz) 2017
· KLEX Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur) 2017
· Sofia MENAR Film Festival (Bulgaria) 2018 
· Exhibition "Screening Space" part of SPIRAL Film & Philosophy Conference (Toronto) 2018
· Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan) 2018


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02.03                              THE WILLIAMSBURG HOUSES

14 minutes. 2016
USA/Australia/Spain
Full HD 1920x1080


Directed by :
Irene Bartolomé & Tessa Rex

Produced by:
UnionDocs NY

SINOPSIS:
Set over one bright morning, in the stylistically shot THE WILLIAMSBURG HOUSES gaze into the architecture and lives of the occupants of one of the most ambitious public housing projects ever built in the United States.
Walking around Brooklyn, New York, The Williamsburg Houses are barely noticeable or distinct from the bustle of the big city. But step into the courtyard and slip into a rare sense of community. At the time the Houses were built, they were a utopian vision in a depression-era slum, even with five abstract modernist murals in the basement community rooms. Now a protected Landmark, the buildings were designed to foster interactions between people and are studied around the world. Since 1935 The Williamsburg Houses have been home to 3000 low-income tenants at a time in a rapidly gentrifying New York City.
In THE WILLIAMSBURG HOUSES viewers explore in a timeless composition how the concept of a house intersects with architecture. Through the voices of its occupants dive into the depths of the politics and history of a structure. Exploring the remains of an initially utopian design in a contemporary context, we become immersed in the life of a building and a community.


3/3    Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle, Guggenheim Museum Publications
1/3    Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle, Guggenheim Museum Publications


CREDITS
Co-director,Camera, Edit, Sound design : Irene Bartolomé & Tessa Rex
Sound mix : James Brown
Producer: Irene Bartolomé, Tessa Rex, UnionDocs
Uniondocs executive artistic director: Christopher Allen
Uniondocs executive producing director: Lucila Moctezuma
Distribution: CFMDC Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
For screener requests contact: [email protected]

FUNDING
UnionDocs NY

SCREENINGS
· TIDF Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2016
· Brooklyn Film festival (New York) 2016
· Arquiteturas film festival Lisboa 2016
· MECONIO Muestra de Nuevos Cineastas (Madrid) 2016
· Ciudades Reveladas - 3a Muestra Internacional de  Cine y Ciudad (Buenos Aires) 2017
· AFFR Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam 2017


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