5-12 year-old
Young audience
School

Olivia (L'Olívia i el terratrèmol invisible)

Irene Iborra Rizo
Animation Female Director 2025 70 min Spain, France, Switzerland, Chile, Belgium
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Synopsis

A breath of hope shining on a striking social reality

Facing eviction along with her mother and little brother, teenager Olivia invents a story to cope with the situation. She tells her brother that they are actually shooting a movie… unaware that this fabrication will lead them on incredible adventures, surrounded by what might just become a new family.

Beautifully crafted in stop motion, this lovely story, grounded in a striking social reality, highlights the importance of collective and mutual help in precarious times. A breath of hope blows through Olivia, reminding us of the magic found in solidarity.

Cast/Avec

  • Eliza Cornet
  • Gaspard Rouyer
  • Maia Baran

Screenplay

  • Irene Iborra Rizo
  • Júlia Prats
  • based on the novel La Vie est un film by Maite Carranza

Cinematographer

  • Isabela de la Torre

Sound

  • Charles de Ville

Music

  • Laetitia Pansanel Garric
  • Charles de Ville

Age classification

  • 6+

Screenings

Friday 06 March 2026 09:30
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French
Subtitles :
Screening : School Screening
Sunday 15 March 2026 14:30
Lieux : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
Audio : French
Subtitles :
Screening : Public Screening

Critics

“The film has been praised for its sensitive portrayal of complex issues, such as housing insecurity and parental depression, making it accessible to both children and adults.”
Jamie Lang Variety 06/06/2025

Irene Iborra Rizo

Irene Iborra Rizo
Irene Iborra Rizo

Born in Alicante in 1976, Irene Iborra Rizo is a Spanish screenwriter and director of stop motion animation. She has co-directed several short films on topics such as education, food sovereignty, or ecology. She is co-directing the Citoplasmas Stop Motion studio, and teaches scriptwriting at the BAU Design College of Barcelona. She has also co-written with Maite Carranza the children’s book series “Los 7 cavernicolas”.

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Filmography

  • Olivia 2025
  • What’s up with the Sky? (short) 2022
  • Grandir, c’est chouette (short) 2021
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