LIONEL
Carlos Saiz
Schedule
Wednesday 11 - 10:00 - Multicines Rosaleda - Room 2 *Access for international buyers and festival programmers only.
Country Spain, France
Genre Road movie, Drama
Year 2025
Running Time 95 min
Screenplay Raul Liarte, Carlos Saiz
Cinematography Artur-Pol Camprubí
Music Luis Ortega
Editing Estel Román
Cast Lionel Corral Bernal, Lionel Corral, Alicia Corral Bernal
International Sales Sideral
Contact marjory@sideralcinema.com
Synopsis

When Lionel travels with his distant father to visit his sister in France, a simple road trip becomes an emotional reckoning. Along unfamiliar roads and buried memories, he confronts family fractures and the fragile possibility of rebuilding lost ties

Carlos Saiz

Carlos Saiz (Murcia, 1991) is a Spanish filmmaker who began experimenting with audiovisual language at the age of 15, later refining his craft with a Master’s in Film Direction from EFTI. After directing experimental clips and his acclaimed short film La Hoguera (2020), he established a distinct style blending fiction with documentary elements. In 2025, he premiered his debut feature, Lionel, at the Seminci in Valladolid, a road movie that evolved from his previous work and garnered several industry awards at the Málaga Film Festival.

Filmography

Stoichkov (short film, 2019)
La hoguera (short film, 2020)
C. Durante (videoclip, 2021)
Muerte murciélago (short film, 2021)
Los Lucíos (short film, 2025)
Lionel (feature film, 2025 )
 

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