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Teen Girl Battles Artist Father's Shadow
23 Sep
Summary
- Film explores a teen's struggle with identity against father's artistic authority.
- It examines family power dynamics and artistic prestige shielding authority.
- The narrative focuses on Clara's desire for recognition and independence.
Laura Obradors' feature debut, "The Woodworm" ("El Corquim"), scrutinizes the complex power dynamics within a family, centering on a teenage girl's search for identity. Developed through Madrid's ECAM Incubator, the film explores how artistic prestige can shield authority from scrutiny.
The narrative follows 17-year-old Clara, whose desire for recognition clashes with an impulse for independence. Filmmaker Obradors explained that Clara craves external validation yet possesses a contradictory drive for self-reliance and freedom. This internal conflict, inspired by a friend's life, forms the core of the story.
Clara's world is shaped by power, submission, and male pleasure, with her father, Ricard, a painter, wielding significant influence. Obradors highlights how the idealized image of the artist can obscure their responsibility and power in shaping perception.
Producer Sergio Adrià emphasized that the film's focus is Clara's journey in constructing female identity within a male-dominated environment. The visual approach will reflect an adolescent's filtered perspective, juxtaposing the landscape's beauty with the characters' harsh realities.
Espurna Films is developing the project, aiming for original-language Catalan cinema with international appeal. The film has undergone multiple script drafts and received development support, with selections at Cannes Focus COPRO' and ECAM Forum's Films to Come. The team is actively seeking co-producers, distributors, and sales agents.
