Far From the Trees

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  • Spain, Peru, Italy | 2026 | Spanish, Quecha, Catalan
  • Original Title : Lejos de los árboles
  • Screenplay : Meritxell Colell Aparicio
  • Editor : Ana Pfaff, Meritxell Colell Aparicio
  • Cast : Angélica Castelló, Jose Luis López Cama, Teresita Sánchez, Caterina Ramirez Guallar, Ángel Santos
  • Premiere : India Premiere

Festivals :

Locarno Film Festival 2026 | San Sebastian International Film Festival 2026 | Chicago International Film Festival 2026

Award :

Locarno Film Festival 2026 | Best Film Award, FIPRESCI 2026

Synopsis :

Adela, a Mexican sound artist, travels from the jungle to the Peruvian Andes alongside Lucho, a guide and translator. Following the legacy of her grandfather, a Republican exiled in Mexico, she weaves a sound map of endangered languages. When the fear of death breaks in, reality fractures. The journey turns into an intimate passage that confronts her with memory, grief, uprooting and identity.

Directors Bio :

Born in Barcelona, Meritxell Colell is a Spanish director and editor. Her debut feature, Con el viento, was selected for Cannes’ L’Atelier and premiered at Berlin. Her films have screened at international festivals including San Sebastián, Málaga, Chicago and Nara. In 2026, her third fiction feature, Lejos de los árboles, premiered at Locarno and won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film.

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