OVER A MILLION

DETAILS

9min · documentary · 2020 · 16:9 · Color y B&N 


LOGLINE

The intimate portrait of an elderly woman living alone reveals a silent reality shared by more than one million older women in Spain.


AWARDS

  • S.O. Dona'm Cine
  • S.O. Womentime FF

STATEMENT

More than one million women over the age of 65 live alone. A kind of living death, accepted though not chosen. A generation of women who have fought in the shadows. Many of them never even considered that their fulfillment in life could be anything other than raising a family. They were made invisible in their youth, and they remain invisible in their old age. They are a forgotten generation, and this documentary seeks to show what life is like for those who have nothing left but an empty house to cling to, while they wait—as they have done all their lives.


SINOPSIS:

An ordinary day in the life of an elderly woman who has lived alone for 22 years in the same house. Trapped in her memories, her only window to the world is the view from her home, from where she watches life go by. Time has remained suspended between soap operas, movies, and the few activities her mobility allows. She sleeps a lot during the day and little at night. For 20 years, Concha has resigned herself to a comfortable and quiet living death. In Spain, there are more than one million women over the age of 65 who live alone.



 STILLS

  • mas de un millon 1 300
  • mas de un millon 1 web


TRAILER

 

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR


CELIA DE COCA

For more than fifteen years, Celia de Coca has turned the intimate into a political expression, creating documentaries that work as tools for thought. She has developed a personal language that explores the female universe, the emotional territory, and the mechanisms of representation in contemporary culture.

A member of DOCMA and CIMA, she narrates with a thoughtful style that gives shape to matter in order to rethink how we relate to the world around us. More on her website.



SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY


Wood for this Fire (2025) – Documentary feature film

More than Public Affairs (2024) – Documentary feature film

Hanging by a Thread (2024) – Documentary short film
Official Selection: Alcances Doc FF (Spain), Vórtice FF (Colombia)

Let’s Talk, Sister (2022) – Documentary short film
Winner: Impact Docs Awards (USA)
Official Selection: Berlin Short FF, London Director Awards, NYC I
ndependent FF, Barcelona Indie Awards, among others

Over a Million (2020) – Documentary short film
Shortlisted: Womentime, Dona’m Cine