On Saturday April 5, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Alcazar Library, two documentary films will be screened as part of the Exils cycle. These films address the memory and experiences of those who were forced to leave their country and who continue to live in exile. The session, which will be held in the conference room, will be followed by a debate moderated by Florence Belmonte (to be confirmed), a specialist in the history of the civil war and Francoism, to shed light on the historical and contemporary issues linked to exile.
This event is organized by the Civilization Departement in partnership with the CMCA as part of the promotion of PriMed. Free entry subject to availability.
The films on the program:
14h GURS, HISTOIRE ET MÉMOIRE
56 minutes, 2018
Director : Veronica SÁENZ GIMENEZ (Spain)
Production : Fernando YARZA, Anabel BELTRÁN, Asociacion Fénix Aragón (Spain)
Selection Prix des jeunes de la Méditerranée 2018
An extract of the film – here
Located near Oloron-Sainte-Marie, the Gurs camp welcomed Spanish refugees fleeing Franco before becoming an internment camp.
The film “Gurs, History and Memory” tells the oral history of those who were locked up there, paying tribute to their suffering and calling on us to never forget.
15h GEMMA HAS A PLAN
61 minutes, 2021
Director : Arantza DIEZ (Spain)
Production : Televisió de Catalunya-CCMA SA (Spain)
Selection Prix des jeunes de la Méditerranée 2022
An extract of the film – here
Gemma is a determined woman, but her path is strewn with pitfalls. Between personal choices and external constraints, she develops a plan to reinvent herself elsewhere. This documentary delicately explores the dilemmas of exile and the capacity for resilience in the face of an uncertain future.
