The Talayotic Menorca documentary will be presented next Monday, April 25, at CineCiutat Palma, the place of reference for the dissemination of culture and cinema in the Majorcan capital. The objective is to publicize the Talayotic Menorca candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage with a brief presentation by the vice president and Conseller of Cultural Affairs, Miquel Àngel Maria, and the screening of the documentary, with an introduction by its director, Manu Balaguer.
The Conseller of European Funds, University and Cultural Affairs of the Balearic Government, Miquel Company; and the vice president of the Consell de Mallorca, Bel Busquets will also attend. The event will end with a tasting of Talaiòtica beer and Joaquim Pons, archaeologist and the Talayotic Menorca technician at the CIM, will explain its elaboration process which, is the result of a collaboration between the Museu de Menorca, the Talayotic Menorca candidacy and Grahame Pearce.
The Consell Insular of Menorca promoted the production of this documentary in order to support the candidacy. The aim is to encourage people to get involved in the conservation of Talayotic heritage, discover and share the candiacy’s journey through a civilization that is still alive and present in every landscape of the island.
Filmed by Espiral Producciones TV SL, “Talayotic Menorca, an insular cyclopean odyssey” was directed by Manu Balaguer, written by Laura Jurado and consulted by renowned archaeologist Amalia Pérez-Juez. This 38 minute long film is a journey through the history of our island, from Talayotic times to the present day. 17 testimonies from a diverse group of people, mostly archaeologists and a geologist, are collected to detail the story surrounding Talayotic Menorca; the owner of a deposit; and the coordinator of the World Heritage candidacy file, Cipriano Marín, among others also participate. The actress who gives voice to the documentary in Catalan and Spanish is Enka Alonso from Menorca.
- April 25: CineCiutat, Palma de Mallorca, 7 p.m.
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