In Montseny, Catalonia, nestled between mountains and forests, little Tanit eagerly awaits the birth of her sister. Since her mother has to stay in bed due to a high-risk pregnancy, the girl spends more and more time on her own. One day, while searching for her lost dog, Xuc, Tanit meets Perona in the forest. She is a mysterious, solitary woman who the locals consider a witch. A special friendship develops between the two, and Tanit becomes her apprentice, discovering the secrets of the forest by her side. When Tanit’s family is struck by the loss of her sister and Perona’s health starts to deteriorate, the girl must face the fragility of life, loss, and growing up.

Suitable for ages 8 and above.

Director

Pep Garrido

Screenwriter

Pep Garrido

Producer

Xesc Cabot, Pep Garrido

Executive producer

Xesc Cabot

Co-producer

Xavier Crespo

Cast

Dolça Salvans Portell, Sara Espígul Espígul, Isabel Rocatti Rocatti, Sergio Caballero Caballero

Cinematographer

Àssia Júlia La-Roca

Editing

Pepa Roig

Production Design

Laia Serra

Composer

Clara Peya

Production

Atiende Films

Co production

Dacsa Produccions

Sound

Verònica Font

World sales

Con Un Pack

Distribution

Syldavia

Runtime

Language

Spanish

Subtitles

Estonian, English

Pep Garrido

Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Biography

Pep Garrido is a screenwriter, director, and producer. He has co-directed with Xesc Cabot the documentary "Bustamante Perkins" (Audience Award at In-Èdit 2023) and the feature film "Sense sostre" (premiered at the Gijón International Film Festival 2019). His short film "Dol i fa sol" was recently nominated for Best Short Film at the Gaudí Awards. "Tanit" is his first solo feature film.
Pep Garrido is also the screenwriter of films such as "Desmontando un elefante", recently released, and he teaches at UPF and ECIB, as well as being the founder of the Cinema en curs project.

Xesc Cabot

Producer

Biography

Xesc Cabot (Vilassar de Mar, 1979) is above all a director, screenwriter, and producer. His career as a filmmaker is marked by social commitment and an auteur-driven cinematic approach, always with meticulous attention to mise-en-scène and a strong focus on acting.
Among his standout works as director and screenwriter are the feature film "Sense sostre" (Atiende Films and Alhena Production, 2019), which participated in the 2019 Gijón International Film Festival and won Best Film and Best Actor at the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival (USA) 2020, as well as Best Film at the Gollut Festival 2020. Also notable is the documentary feature "Bustamante Perkins" (Atiende Films, 2013), Audience Award at the In-Edit Festival 2013 and part of the Official Selection at Dock of the Bay in Donostia, along with the short film "Mater" (2002), which won several national and international awards. All three projects were co-directed and co-produced with his creative partner Pep Garrido.
As a producer, Cabot’s credits include "Un sol radiant" (by Mònica Cambra and Ariadna Fortuny, 2024), which won the Talents Award for Best Film at the D’A Festival 2023, Best Film at Fic-Cat 2023, Best Screenplay at the 2023 Gijón Film Festival, Best Cinematography at the 2024 Ibiza Film Festival, and Best Actress at the 2024 Santander Debut Film Festival. The directors were also nominated for the Gaudí Award for Best New Direction in 2024. Other production credits include "Apuntes para una ficción consentida" (Ana Serret, expected 2025) and "Tanit" (Pep Garrido, expected 2025).
Xesc Cabot is also an actor in several series, films, and stage plays ("Viaje de fin de curso", "El otro lado", "Espejo, Espejo", "Mira lo que has hecho", "L’Última nit del karaoke", "El rei borni", "Pop ràpid") and a musician (Fred i son, Por qué Jeannette).

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