Thirty Square Metres and a Balcony (Trenta Metres I Un Balcó)
Rosa Cerarols, Saturnino Granero, Barbara Mas-Bagà, Adriana Salvat
Spain • 2006 • 27mins • Spanish & Catalan (English sub-titles)
11.45 at The Stevenson Theatre (double bill with The Intimacy of Strangers)
World Premiere
Barceloneta is the historic seafront neighbourhood of Barcelona where most of the housing was built in 1753 as part of a major urban redevelopment. In the ensuing years, as the population has increased and the neighbourhood declined, houses have not only grown in size but have been subdivided to create more apartments. Commonly this meant dividing the large houses into rough quarters — ‘Quarts de casa’ — creating apartments of 25 to 30 m2. This documentary produced by students of the visual anthropology course at Barcelona University explores the different uses and relations of space created by their inhabitants. A witty and engaging exploration of domestic space, home building, objects and their relation to the wider built environment.
Q&A Session 30 mins – Speakers TBC
