Isabel Herguera

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Isabel Herguera

Born January 1, 1961 · San Sebastián, Spain (age 65)

Isabel Herguera (born in 1961; San Sebastian) is a Spanish animation filmmaker and producer. Alternates her directing work with teaching. Graduate from Bilbao's Faculty of Fine Arts and from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Germany), she took an MA in Animation at the California Institute of the Arts(CALARTS) in the USA.

Known For

ÁmárÁmár · 2010
Ámár
4.02010
MovieAnimation
Inés travels to India to visit her friend Ámár, who has been living in a mental institution for years. Inés remembers the last days they spent together and her promise to return.
Los muertitosLos muertitos · 1994
Los muertitos
1994
MovieAnimation
A fortune teller convinces the deceased in a cemetery in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico to cross the U.S. border.
Blindman's BluffBlindman's Bluff · 2005
Blindman's Bluff
6.02005
MovieAnimation
A blind man accidentally loses his guide-dog. Alone in the dark in a big city, he discovers that his strength lies in recognising his own vulnerability.
Sultana's DreamSultana's Dream · 2023
Sultana's Dream
5.22023
MovieAnimationDrama
Inés sets out on a voyage of discovery around India in search of Ladyland, the Utopian land of women.
Under the PillowUnder the Pillow · 2012
Under the Pillow
2012
MovieAnimationDocumentary
Animated documentary which uses the voices and drawings of a group of children who live in a clinic in India. The guitar, the dances, a trip out to sea, the cats Sweety and Kitty, and the sisters who look after them are just some of the treasures and dreams which the children keep hidden under the pillow.
The Illustrated WomanThe Illustrated Woman · 2023
The Illustrated Woman
2023
MovieAnimation
In Ahmedabad, Isabel gives an animation workshop on Mehndi design to a group of temporary tattoo artists. She asks them about their dreams: Ramia would love to fly, Saadiya dreams of an all-woman parliament, Shubhashree longs to travel to Switzerland, and Samira voices her independence through rap.
Sailor's GraveSailor's Grave · 2014
Sailor's Grave
4.02014
MovieAnimation
The horrors of a shipwreck, the bells of aforgotten lighthouse and the coming and going of the tides surround a tale about the sea. 'Sailor’s Grave' is the result of a workshop based on a work method taking its inspiration from the exquisite corpse game, a mechanism of collective creation where the participants manipulate and transform one another's drawings to construct an intuitive, improvised narration.
Hubert Le Blon's Last FlightHubert Le Blon's Last Flight · 2014
Hubert Le Blon's Last Flight
2014
MovieAnimationDocumentary
The story of a pioneer of the engine who dreamt of dragonflies as a child and died living out his dream.

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