Plot
Filmed over six years, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. The film offers a cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past, and speaks powerfully to issues of transitional justice and universal jurisdiction.
Full Cast and Crew
Premiere:
16.08.2018
Director:
Almudena Carracedo
Robert Bahar
Guion:
Almudena Carracedo
Robert Bahar
Cinematography:
Almudena Carracedo
Music:
Leonardo Heiblum
Jacobo Lieberman
Awards
Festival de Berlín 2018
Premio del público a Mejor Documental (Secc. Panorama)
Premios del Cine Europeo
Nominado a Mejor Documental
Premios Goya 2018
Mejor Documental
Premios Forqué 2018
Mejor Documental
Premios Platino 2019
Mejor Documental
Almudena Carracedo
Almudena Carracedo is a Goya, Peabody and three-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. Born in Madrid, Spain, Almudena developed her professional career in the US, where she directed and produced her debut feature film, the Emmy-winning documentary Made in L.A. (2007). In 2012 Almudena returned to her native Spain to begin work on The Silence of Others (2018), in collaboration with Robert Bahar. Executive Produced by Pedro Almodóvar and seven years in the making, The Silence of Others has won 40+ international prizes, including the 2019 Goya for Best Documentary Feature (Spain’s Academy Award), two Emmys (including Best Documentary), the Berlinale Panorama Audience Award and Berlinale Peace Film Prize; in 2019 it was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Almudena is a Guggenheim Fellow, Creative Capital Fellow, Sundance Time Warner Documentary Fellow, United States Artists Fellow, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Estela Award winner, and holds an honorary doctorate from Illinois Wesleyan University. She currently teaches documentary at NYU Madrid.
Robert Bahar
Robert Bahar is a Goya, Peabody and three-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. He directed and produced The Silence of Others (2018), in collaboration with Almudena Carracedo. Executive Produced by Pedro Almodóvar and seven years in the making, The Silence of Others has won 40+ international prizes, including the 2019 Goya for Best Documentary Feature (Spain’s Academy Award), two Emmys (including Best Documentary), the Berlinale Panorama Audience Award and Berlinale Peace Film Prize; in 2019 it was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Robert won an Emmy as producer/writer of the documentary Made in L.A. (2007), and he spearheaded the three-year impact campaign that brought the film to audiences around the world. He produced and directed the documentary Laid to Waste (1996) and has line produced and production managed several independent films. Robert co-founded Doculink and is a Creative Capital Fellow and Sundance Documentary Fellow. He holds an MFA from The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California and currently teaches documentary at NYU Madrid.