Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake
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Olivia, 12, her little brother Tim and their mother are forced to leave their apartment and move to a new neighborhood. To shield Tim from this upsetting situation, Olivia makes him believe that this is all part of a film in which he's the main character. Through laughter, tears, magic and the solidarity of new friends, they will find out that they are the heroes of their own life.
Irene Iborra Rizo is an Alicante-born screenwriter, director and stop-motion animator. Co-director of Barcelona studio Citoplasmas Stop Motion, she has created shorts, series, commercials and music videos, including the co-directed short ‘What’s Up With The Sky?’. Her work often engages education, food sovereignty and ecology. She teaches writing on the animation master’s programme at BAU College of Arts and Design, Barcelona, and co-authors children’s books with Maite Carranza, including the ‘Los 7 Cavernícolas’ series. ‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake’ adapts Carranza’s novel ‘The Film of Life’.