Iceberg

Gabriel Velázquez / Spain / 2011 / 84 min
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Spanish with English subtitles

With Carolina Morocho, Jesús Nieto, Víctor García, Juanma Sevillano

“Adolescence is like a second birth. In the first a child is born, in the second, a man or a woman. And it’s always painful.” Jean Jacques Rousseau

The most significant part of an iceberg is unseen. Icebergs do not appear in adults. Icebergs are the world of adolescence, of which only a tip appears, a small part of the vast universe that lies behind them. For the first time, these kids face their first big problem by themselves: their iceberg. Three interwoven stories of “teenage silence” in a winter river as it flows by a small city. With notable cinematography and a magnificent cast of non-actors wonderfully directed by Gabriel Velázquez, Iceberg has been a staple in a festival circuit that included the Rotterdam Film Festival.

About the Director
Gabriel Velázquez debuted with the short In Madison Always Monday, for which he won the Film Luis Buñuel Award. Since then, he has continued his career as a producer, director, and screenwriter. His film Sud Express (co-directed with Chema de la Peña) competed in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival where it won the Signis Award. Velázquez received an award for Best Picture and Best Director at the International Festival Film of La Palma for his film Amateurs. His last film, Iceberg won the Special Mention of the Jury at the Gijon Film Festival and the First Prize and the Prize of Youth Jury at Cinespagnol Nantes. Velázquez is currently preparing his next project, Folk, about the rescue of the most atavistic and spiritual folklore through the eyes of a child.
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