Sara, a university student in the arts, is attracted to New York abstract expressionism and Mark Tobey´s work. She has embarked on a study on this movement tracing down its influences on contemporary artists. In this process she comes across Roca Bon, a Catalonian painter whose work captivates her attention. She decides to visit him at his workshops in Cadaques and Barcelona. She is determined to find out the sources of his inspiration and the reasons behind his work. Sara´s own quest pushes her to discover something that transcends artistic forms, and this something is intimately linked with the human identity.

This film aims at capturing the history, reflections, and the creative process followed by a number of artists who accord greater importance to the ennobling function of the arts than to their commercial viability. Why there have been artists and creative minds who throughout history have put the genuine creative process before fame and perks? What are the inner motives leading these people to persist in their “error”, even in the face of social indifference?

This film looks at the world of our adolescents, paying particular attention to the gap between their yearnings and what they actually find in their schools and the streets. What are the forces motivating our youths and how they approach their future life prospects?

A sheep grows lame and is sent to the slaughterhouse. A youth has a rather unconventional way of interacting with his surroundings and is sent to a psychiatric hospital.

A woman feels an irrepressible urge to go deeper into the woods at dusk. A man and a woman lay in waiting to claim from her something which is theirs.

Feb 2008
Monika´s shooting starts.

Oct 2007
The script of the Seven Valleys among the finalists at Holywood´s Writethemovies contest.

Sep 2007
Short-film The Slaughterhouse wins best experimental film award at the Canadian International Film Festival.