WOOD FOR THIS FIRE
"TRADITION DOESN'T CONSIST IN WORSHIPPING ASHES, BUT TRANSMITTING THE FLAME"
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GRANT Instituto de la Cultura Tradicional Segoviana
STATEMENT:
The intention of "Wood for this fire" is not to describe traditions, but to explore how they sustain family and social bonds, especially among women. The film seeks new ways of looking at the contemporary rural world: not as a relic, but as a living space where tradition and postmodernity continue to negotiate their meaning.
SINOPSIS:
A mosaic of stories takes the viewer on a journey to discover the motivations that justify the persistence of traditional rites and ancient knowledge.
Delving into the postmodern rural world, one will discover how the preservation of rituals is driven not only by a conservative desire to protect their ethnographic value but also by a necessity rooted in the everyday intimacy of relationships.
A ruined wood-fired oven spells the death sentence for the preparation of a traditional recipe, but a small group of women will fight to achieve a pardon. A daughter questions the family legacy of being a straw hat weaver, while a village strengthens itself as a community thanks to the touristic interest sparked by its carnival celebration.
The assimilation of postmodernity presents challenges that any inhabitant of the world must face.
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MAKING OF & INTERVIEW CELIA DE COCA · RAÚL PAJAS
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 Independent FF, Barcelona Indie Awards, among others
Over a Million (2020) – Documentary short film
Shortlisted: Womentime, Dona’m Cine