FEATURE FILM

'The dream of the Sultana' is an Indian feminist story written in 1905 by Begum Rokeya Hussein. Inés is a 30-year-old Spanish animation director who is in Ahmedabad to break up with her Indian lover. By chance she enters a bookstore where she discovers this novel in which an imaginary country governed by women is narrated. Fascinated by the story and the transgressive attitude of the author, Inés decides to make a film. Director Isabel Herguera will receive the EITB award during the night called EITB GAUA, dedicated to an EITB production.

In a world inhabited by androids that live, dream and grow, two robots are built in the same factory. With the same materials and at the same time. But it will be years before they can meet. Alex, who has an apparent manufacturing defect, is taken by his parents to a small town on the outskirts, while Bibi grows up in a conservative and extremely demanding environment, controlled by parents and teachers. Alex and Bibi love football. He thinks he can't play. Don't leave her. And yet, together with a wonderful and delirious group of robots, they will find themselves on a soccer field. And when the possibility of signing up for a children's championship arises, Alex and his friends are going to do the impossible to get Bibi to participate, and show everyone what she is capable of doing to achieve her dream.

Based on the popular graphic novel by Sara Varón. Dog is a lonely dog ​​who lives in Manhattan. One day he decides to build himself a robot, to be a friend. Their friendship grows, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of New York in the 80s. One summer night, Dog, with great sadness, is forced to abandon the robot on the beach.

In Ahmedabad, Isabel gives an animation workshop to a group of temporary tattoo artists, the Mehndi. She interviews them about their dreams: Ramia wishes to fly, Saadiya dreams of a women's parliament, Shubhashree longs to travel to Switzerland, and Samira claims her independence through rap.