Invisibles

This is a story of stories. It’s an acknowledgment of those many of us have cast to the back of our minds (if we’ve ever heard of them in the first place) and a desire to give voice to those who have been silenced by our indifference. It is also a modest tribute to those who never looked the other way.Above all, it represents the intention of five influential directors to make these unique, real-life protagonists visible – to bring to light those stories we do not see because we prefer to believe that they do not exist.A documentary produced by Javier Bardem and shot by 5 renowned directors: Mariano Barroso (Bianca’s Dream), Isabel Coixet (Letters to Nora), Javier Corcuera (The Voice of the Stones), Fernando Leόn de Aranoa (Good Night, Ouma) and Wim Wenders (Invisible Crimes), focusing on 5 forgotten humanitarian causes that Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres-MSF) want to bring attention to.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Script: Isabel Coixet,Wim Wenders, Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Mariano Barroso, Javier Corcuera, Elena Garcia Quevedo
Cinematography: Emilio Guirao, Alberto Venzago, Jordi Abusada, David Omedes, Jordi Abusada
Editing: Arancha Roca, Mathilde Bonnefoy,Yago Muniz -Patricia Lopez, Mariano Barroso-Yago Muniz, Martin Eller
Sound: Andrew Amondson, Sergio Burman, Juan Manuel Lopez Moreno
Actors: Luzmila Castillo, Ouma Oscar, Bianka Kandi, Luz Neida Perdomo
Production: Pinguin Films
Producers: Javier Bardem
Co-production: Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Reposado Producciones (Spain)
Format: Beta SP, Color
Production Country: Spain
Production Year: 2007
Duration: 100

Javier Corcuera

He was born in Peru, in 1967. He studied cinema in Peru and Visual Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid.The majority of Corcuera’s work is made up of documentaries. He is co-director of the Sahara International Film Festival.

Filmography

Selected
1994 Minuesa (short,doc.)
1995 Refugiados (short /doc.)
1996 Perο, presos inocentes (short /doc.)
1998 Chiapas, hablan los rebeldes (short /doc.)
1998 Dovana, memoria de un desastre (short /doc.)
2007 Invisibles(doc.)

Wim Wenders

He was born in Germany, in 1945. Wenders has worked as a scriptwriter, an actor, a director of documentaries and television program, and has an extensive screen filmography. He was granted honorary doctorates at the Sorbonne in Paris and at the Faculty of Theology of Freiburg University. He is currently president of the European Film Academy.

Filmography

Selected
1974 Alice in the Cities
1984 Paris,Texas
1987 Wings of Desire
1991 Until the End of the World
1997 The End of Violence
1999 The Million Dollar Hotel
2004 Land of Plenty
2006 Don’t Come Knocking

Mariano Barroso

He was born in Spain, in 1959.At 28 Barroso moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the American Film Institute. His films explore the relationship between social success and the ethical and moral principles of his characters

Filmography

1994 My Soul Brother
1996 Ecstasy
1999 Washington Wolves
2000 Kasbah
2005 Ants in the Mouth
2007 Invisibles/Αόρατοι
(doc.)

Isabel Coixet

Barcelona-born Isabel Coixet is one of Spain’s most prolific and award-winning directors, with 15 feature films, seven documentaries, and ten Goya awards – the most ever for a female filmmaker in Spanish cinema. Recognized internationally, she has received the National Cinematography Award (2020), France’s Medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2015), and the Academy of European Cinema’s Honor Award (2023). Her English-language debut, Things I Never Told You (1996), was followed by her breakthrough My Life Without Me (2003) and the acclaimed The Secret Life of Words (2005), which won four Goyas. She later contributed to Paris, Je t’aime (2005), and directed Elegy (2008), Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009), Learning to Drive (2014), Nobody Wants the Night (2015), The Bookshop (2017), Elisa y Marcela (2019), Foodie Love (2019), and most recently Un amor (2023). Her documentaries include Invisibles, Journey to the Heart of Torture, Talking about Rose, Listening to Judge Garzón (winner of the Goya for Best Documentary), Marea Blanca, and El Sostre Groc (2022), which reopened a landmark sexual abuse case in Catalonia. Beyond cinema, she founded Miss Wasabi Films to support emerging female directors, writes for XL Semanal, contributes to El País and Elle Gourmet, and hosts a weekly music program on Spain’s national radio.

Filmography

1989 Too Old to Die Young
1996 Things I Never Told You
2003 My Life Without Me
2005 The Secret Life of Words
2008 Elegy
2009 Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
2013 Another Me
2015 Nobody Wants the Night
2017 The Bookshop
2023 Un amor
2025 Three Goodbyes

Fernando Leόn de Aranoa

He was born in Madrid in 1958 and is a graduate in image studies (Universidad Complutense). An excellent draftsman, he began working in commercials and after some courses began a prolific career as a scriptwriter for TV and for other directors. In 1994 he produced his first short film Sirenas that brought him into contact with the producer El£as Querejeta. The success of his first two films (Family and Barrio) established his reputation as one of the most important film directors of his generation.

Filmography

Selected
1996 Familia/Family
1998 Barrio
2002 Los lunes al sol/Mondays in the Sun
2005 Princesas/Princesses
2007 Buenas Noches, Ouma/Good Night, Ouma (segment from the film Invisibles,doc.)