Incorrespondencias: Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A Session

This Sunday (Apr 27) at 6.30pm, the Mil Gotas project will host a screening of Incorrespondencias (English: Incorrespondences), a short documentary film from Spanish photographer and filmmaker Eduardo de Armiñán that explores themes of remembering, connection to the past, and legacy. The screening will take place at the Huayuan branch of Beijing's International Bookstore and will be followed by a Q&A session in which Armiñán will be present to share his experience creating the film. He will also, along with Claudia Seryes, discuss the short film the two are currently making about their travels in China and Mongolia.

About the Film

What does it mean to be connected to a past we never experienced? How does one deal with the weight and expectations of legacy? How can we communicate with those who are no longer with us? What remains and how can we look at it?

These are some of the questions explored in Incorrespondencias, a short documentary film from Eduardo de Armiñán. The film presents a dialogue between de Armiñán and his grandfather, notable filmmaker and writer Jaime de Armiñán, through an interweaving of images, letters, and other fragments. Taking the perspective of a generation that has not experienced the political turbulence witnessed by their parents and grandparents, the film asks questions through fragments about the past and Madrid – what was it like? In the process of questioning and documenting – cutting, editing and reassembling his own and his grandfather’s images – de Armiñán must confront the permanent photographic gaze of the past.

About the Filmmaker

Eduardo de Armiñán is a young Spanish photographer and filmmaker from Madrid. Born into a family of noted Spanish screenwriters and filmmakers, de Armiñán studied at Madrid's Work in Progress acting school before going on to study musical production in London, followed by beginning his film studies (focusing on documentary studies and cinematography) in 2022 at the Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid (ECAM), also known as The Madrid Film School.

In 2024, de Armiñán created two short films, Eco and Incorrespondencias. Incorrespondencias was nominated in the category of Documentary Short Films at the 28th Málaga Film Festival. 

Mil Gotas

Founded by Argentinian author Guillermo Bravo in Beijing in 2012 as a China’s first Spanish-language bookstore, Mil Gotas has since expanded into a project composed of three Spanish-language bookstores (one each in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing), a literary agency, a publishing house, and a Beijing art gallery and artistic residency space. 

Mil Gotas is dedicated to serving as a bridge between China and Spanish-speaking audiences, translating books from Chinese to Spanish and from Spanish to Chinese, representing Latin American authors in China, and conducting workshops, presentations, and talks to connect audiences, authors and others in Latin America, Spain and China. 

Mil Gotas Beijing (Inside the International Bookstore, Huayuan Branch)
Huayuanqiao Beijie, 35 Chegongzhuang Xilu, Haidian District (west of the south gate)
海淀区车公庄西路35号院南门西侧花园桥北街
Hours: 10am-9pm

Espacio Mil Gotas  仟雨集 (Latin American Gallery Artist Residency 拉丁美洲画廊艺术家驻留)
Hanhan Supermarket in Baimiao Village, Songzhuang Town, Tongzhou District
通州区宋庄镇白庙村涵涵超市
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6.30pm

International Bookstore (Huayuan Branch)

The new branch of Beijing’s International Bookstore, located in Haidian, has a decent selection of foreign language and Chinese books in a number of different categories and for a wide range of ages. The location has seating areas, meeting spaces and a small area serving food, coffee, tea, wine, and other beverages. Outside, there is a nice patio with additional tables and seating. The bookstore also periodically hosts talks and exhibitions.

The film screening will take place on Sun, Apr 27, at 6.30pm. The event will be conducted mainly in Spanish and Chinese. There is no entry fee.

International Bookstore (Huayuan Branch) 国际书店(花园店)
Huayuanqiao Beijie, 35 Chegongzhuang Xilu, Haidian District (west of the south gate)
海淀区车公庄西路35号院南门西侧花园桥北街
Hours: 10am-9pm

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Images: courtesy of the organizers, Málaga Film Festival, Dianping