NORTH TO PARADISE
Dani Sancho
Schedule
Wednesday 11 - 12:00 - Multicines Rosaleda - Room 5 *Access for international buyers and festival programmers only.
Country Spain, Ghana
Genre Feel-good
Year 2026
Running Time 110 min
Screenplay Guillem Clua
Cinematography Lluís Ferrer, Marcel Pascual
Music Laetitia Pansanel-Garric
Editing David Gallart
Cast Emma Vilarasau, Ousman Umar, Benjamin Adams, Victor Say
International Sales Latido Films
Contact adriana@latidofilms.com
Synopsis

A 12-year-old boy from Ghana crosses eight countries and the sea to Europe, facing death and loneliness, until a life-changing encounter in Barcelona opens a new chapter for him.

Dani Sancho

Dani Sancho Peris is a director and producer born in Barcelona in 1987. After graduating from ESCAC and working in Los Angeles, he served as Head of Video at Playground, where he directed campaigns for the Barcelona City Council and major brands such as Nike and Tesla. He has developed documentary and television projects for platforms like Amazon Prime Video and TV3, including the documentary Això no va de futbol. He is currently developing his first fiction feature film, North to Paradise, based on the memoir of the same name.

Filmography

Memòria de l'oblit (documentary, n.d.)
Odisea (documentary, n.d.)
Parlem (documentary, n.d.)
Això no va de futbol (documentary feature, 2024)
Dreamland (fiction short, n.d.)
Nomads (fashion film, n.d.)
North to Paradise (feature film, 2026)

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