Calandra
Spain / 2026 / 23'
Plot
Nieves is a woman with a mental disability who works at an industrial laundry on the outskirts of Madrid. She lives in an apartment of a working-class neighborhood with her sister since their mother passed away. Years ago, she underwent a tubal ligation surgery. Since then, her only wish has been to own a rabbit.
Full Cast and Crew
Director:
Jaime Aurata
Laura Raniela
Chloe Cazorla
Lucas Lagrange
Producer:
Laura Raniela
Production:
ECAM
Film Editing:
Jaime Aurata
Laura Raniela
Chloe Cazorla
Lucas Lagrange
Pablo Mercero
Cinematography:
Jaime Aurata
Laura Raniela
Chloe Cazorla
Lucas Lagrange
Sound:
Angelina Foglio
Favio Redondo
Álvaro Daganzo
Irene Arboleda
Other:
Nieves Molina Castañón
Natalia Molina Castañón
Paco Martínez
Póster Oficial
Director
Jaime Aurata
Jaime Aurata (Madrid, 2000) is a film director and has a degree in Documentary Film from the Madrid Film School. Since 2024, he has also worked as a film programmer, participating in the 21st edition of DocumentaMadrid and in the young programmers' programme at Cineteca, in Matadero Madrid, in 2025.
Laura Raniela
Laura Raniela is a Madrid-based filmmaker trained in Spanish language and literature, audiovisual filmmaking and documentary cinema (ECAM). Her work transits between fiction and documentary. She is the author, editor and producer of works such as Bulimia, a desktop film exhibited in the Germinal section of Mujeres de Cine in 2025; and Calandra, a collective short film selected in festivals such as Doclisboa, Ji.hlava IDFF, Festival dei Popoli or FICUNAM, among others. Currently, she balances writing and editing her upcoming projects and collaborating in the production crew of some feature films, short films and international film festivals.
Chloe Cazorla
Chloe Cazorla (Madrid, 2004) has been trained as a filmmaker through the Bachelor of Documentary Cinema in ECAM, which she started in 2022, right after finishing high school. In 2026 she premiered Incubo in the Malaga Film Festival; and Calandra, her final studies group project.
Lucas Lagrange
Lucas Lagrange was born in Barcelona in 2004 and later studied the Bachelor of Documentary Cinema in ECAM. Aside from developing his own projects, he is a film critic, independent curator and actor. He codirected Calandra as his final studies project.
Festivals and Awards
Festival dei Popoli 2026


