Milagros
Documentary / 77min / Spain / 2017
Milagros
A film by David Baute
In the beginning, everything except the landscape seems to fit into the machinery of the everyday. And it is the sea. And it is the mountains. And there they are, in their high house in the north of the island. When one by one the camera portrays them, each stray glance will become a question. A look that gradually understands what is happening: that something was missing, that something was put in too much, in each of the brothers. Little by little, the mountains and the sea, the land and the air, will reveal the story to us. They will lead us to the fire of common life, where almost everything that happens has the condition of a miracle.
MILAGROS trailer from TINGLADO FILM on Vimeo.
Year: 2018
Format: 2K
Country: Spain
Subtitles: English
Direction and Script: DAVID BAUTE
Photography: MAGELA FERRERO
Direct sound and music: CRHISTIAN JOHANSEN
Editing: ALEJANDRO LÁZARO / CLARA M. MALAGELADA
Colour grading: SUSANA MUNIAIN
VXF: MONTAÑA HERNANDEZ
Production: PATRICIA ESTEVEZ / LAURA G. CORREDERA
Production assistant: DANIEL GUTIÉRREZ
Translation and subtitles: SUBBABEL
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.
Festival Internacional de República Dominicana
Festival de Cine de Málaga
