Isabel Herguera

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.

Ámár (2010)

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.  (more)

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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.  (more)

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Blindman's Bluff (2005)

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.  (more)

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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.  (more)

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Kalebegiak (2016)

Twelve short films, twelve portraits of the city of San Sebastian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gracia Querejeta  •  Daniel Calparsoro  •  Julio Medem  •  Imanol Uribe  •  Borja Cobeaga  •  Telmo Esnal  •  Asier Altuna  •  Luiso Berdejo  •  Izibene Oñederra  •  Isabel Herguera  •  Koldo Almandoz  •  Ekain Irigoien  •  Iñaki Camacho  •  Maria Elorza  •  Maider Fernandez Iriarte
CAST:  Marta Etura  •  Bárbara Goenaga  •  Miren Ibarguren  •  Kandido Uranga

Twelve short films, twelve portraits of the city of San Sebastian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gracia Querejeta  •  Daniel Calparsoro  •  Julio Medem  •  Imanol Uribe  •  Borja Cobeaga  •  Telmo Esnal  •  Asier Altuna  •  Luiso Berdejo  •  Izibene Oñederra  •  Isabel Herguera  •  Koldo Almandoz  •  Ekain Irigoien  •  Iñaki Camacho  •  Maria Elorza  •  Maider Fernandez Iriarte
CAST:  Marta Etura  •  Bárbara Goenaga  •  Miren Ibarguren  •  Kandido Uranga

Winter Love (2015)

While a couple walks along the river, hunters hide behind a hill and friends in the forest recall the Dancer of Clavesana, a metaphor of free love that slowly vanishes into the winter landscape  (more)

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While a couple walks along the river, hunters hide behind a hill and friends in the forest recall the Dancer of Clavesana, a metaphor of free love that slowly vanishes into the winter landscape  (more)

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Sailor's Grave (2014)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera  •  Vuk Jevremović  •  Koldo Almandoz  •  Richard Reeves  •  Juan Camilo González Jiménez  •  Cecilia Traslaviña  •  Carlos Santa  •  José Belmonte  •  Wang Liming  •  Cheng Kemei
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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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera  •  Vuk Jevremović  •  Koldo Almandoz  •  Richard Reeves  •  Juan Camilo González Jiménez  •  Cecilia Traslaviña  •  Carlos Santa  •  José Belmonte  •  Wang Liming  •  Cheng Kemei
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Spain Loves You (1988)

This family story contains a private reading of ten years in the history of Spain, from the birth of two brothers of the author until the death of the Spanish dictator in 1975.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera
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This family story contains a private reading of ten years in the history of Spain, from the birth of two brothers of the author until the death of the Spanish dictator in 1975.  (more)

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Under the Pillow (2012)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera
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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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera
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Sultana’s Dream (2023)

Animated film based on an Indian feminist tale written in 1905 by Rokeya Hussein about an imaginary country ruled by women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera
CAST:  Miren Arrieta  •  Debjani Mukherjee  •  Mireia Gabilondo  •  Ranjitha Rajeevan

Animated film based on an Indian feminist tale written in 1905 by Rokeya Hussein about an imaginary country ruled by women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabel Herguera
CAST:  Miren Arrieta  •  Debjani Mukherjee  •  Mireia Gabilondo  •  Ranjitha Rajeevan