Being deaf since birth, Antonia Singla learned to dance without hearing the music, becoming the best flamenco dancer in the world until she suddenly disappeared. 50 years later, time has come to tell her story.

Credits

With: Antonia Singla Contreras, Isabel Esteve „Colita“, Maria Ángeles Narváez, Miguel Vargas, Belén Maya García, La Singla’s family Antonio, Juan José, Raquel and Germán and Lippmann and Rau (archive) and Olaf Hudtwalcker (archive).
Starring: Helena Kaittani, Adelfa Calvo, María Alfonsa Rosso
Author & Director: Paloma Zapáta
DoP: Iñaki Gorraiz, Dani Mauri
Composition: Juliane Heinemann
Editor: Paloma Zapáta
Producer: Paloma Zapáta (Spain)
Co-Producer: Paola Sainz de Baranda (Spain), Nadja Smith, Gregor Streiber (Germany)
Produced by: La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films (Spain) & inselfilm produktion (Germany)
In Co-Production with: TV3, Movistar, ZDF/Arte
Funded by: Creative Europe Media, ICAA, ICEC, Fundación Aura Seguros, Ajuntament de Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Supported by: Filmoteca de Catalunya, Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona, Docs València, fiare Banca Etica,

Pitches, Trainings, Awards: CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator, DOK.fest Munich, DOK.forum Marketplace – Germany 2022, SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC, Global Pitch (Women Voices) – France 2022, DOK.fest Munich Award, FESTIVAL DE MÁLAGA Spanish Film Festival, Málaga Work-in-Progress (MAFF) – Spain 2022 SSIFF 69 San Sebastián International Film Festival, XVII Co-production Forum Lau Haizetara – Spain 2021, ABYCINE Albacete International Film Festival, Abycine Lanza Impulso WIP – Spain 2021, ‘Impulso WIP AWARD’ and ‘Impulso MAFIZ AWARD’ ROY W. DEAN GRANT From the Heart Production, Spring Finalist – USA 2021, SANFIC Santiago de Chile International Film Festival, Santiago Lab – Chile 2021, MEDIMED | The Euro-Mediterranean, Documentary Market, Pitching Forum Selection – Spain 2020, DocsValència – Valencia Documentary Film Festival, DocsLab – Spain 2020, Winning Project of the ‘Premi Espanya’ AWARD, DocsBarcelona – Barcelona Documentary Film Festival, Public Pitch Selection – Spain 2020, SGAE Foundation MENTORING, Program for authors: ‘Creation and market’ – Spain 2019, International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, MMP Mannheim Meeting Place – Germany 2019, Sitges International Film Festival, PMP Producers Meet Producers – Spain 2019, ABYCINE Albacete International Film Festival, Abycine Lanza – Spain 2019

Technical Details

Running time: 90 min
Year of Completion: 2023
Country of Production: Spain / Germany
Original Title: EN BUSCA DE LA SINGLA