Ellas
Docufiction / 72min / Spain, Mexico and Uruguay / 2010
Ellas
A film by David Baute
Three women; student, journalist and writer, go in search of another woman: Mercedes Pinto. Our documentary recovers the memory of one of the most important figures in the defence of women’s rights, to take us into her vital struggles: gender violence, the social situation of women…
Ellas trailer from TINGLADO FILM on youtube.
Year: 2010
Format: HD
Country: Spain / Mexico / Uruguay
Subtitles: English
Cast: Silvia Munt, Marta Aura and Paola Bontempi
Director: David Baute
Script: Yolanda García Serrano / Daniel Millet / David Baute
Photography: Neus Olle
Editing: Alejandro Lázaro
Music: Juan Pablo Compaired
Sound: Cristian Johansen
Art: Arturo Nuez
Assistant director: Rubén Rojo
Production: David Baute /Yvonne Ruocco /Alfonso Serrano /Valerie Delpierre
DAVID BAUTE
David Baute studied audiovisual production at the Official Institute of Radio and Television of Spain. He continued his studies at the T.A.I. School of Arts and Entertainment in Madrid, focusing on film editing, and later studied film directing at the International Film School of Havana, Cuba.
As a director, his notable non-fiction feature films include ELLA(s), presented in Guadalajara (Mexico, 2010), MILAGROS, which premiered in Málaga (2018), and ÉXODO CLIMÁTICO, awarded in Valladolid (2020).
In June 2024, he presented his latest work, MARIPOSAS NEGRAS, a traditionally animated film co-produced with Ikiru Films (Catalonia) and Tunche Film (Panama). The project was selected for MIFA at Annecy and Ventana Sur. He is currently filming LA CASA NATAL, an essay film exploring themes of solitude and home.
As a producer, he recently completed SUGAR ISLAND by Johanné Gomez, a hybrid film selected at Venice 2024 and awarded at various international festivals during its development. He is also developing TRES BALAS, directed by Génesis Valenzuela, which won Open Doors at Locarno and was selected for labs such as RAW and the San Sebastián Co-Production Forum.
In cultural management, he directs the MiradasDoc International Film Festival and the Canary Islands International Environmental Film Festival. In 2011, he created and continues to coordinate AREA GARACHICO, a cultural space in his hometown dedicated to education, research, cultural creation, and the promotion of diverse artistic disciplines.
He has served as a jury member and project analyst at various international festivals and markets, including the Valladolid International Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Buenos Aires Documentary Film Festival, Cali International Film Festival, Mexico Documentary Film Festival, Proimágenes – Colombia, Atlantidoc – Uruguay, and others.
Biznaga ‘Derechos de la Mujer’ Spanish Film Festival of Malaga, Spain.
‘Malvinas Award’ Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, Italy
Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico
Bogota Film Festival, Colombia
Muestra de Nuevo Cine de Cuba
Documentary Film Festival of Uruguay ‘Atlantidoc’.
International Film Festival of Ourense, Spain.
Tubingen-Stutgar Latin American Film Festival, Germany
