Hotel New Island

Synopsis

Despite the building’s imminent collapse, the last inhabitant of a once luxurious hotel refuses to leave: he remains convinced that treasures, hidden by the hotel’s original owners, lie waiting within its walls.

Director Biography

IRENE GUTIÉRREZ. Director, writer, executive producer, sound recorder. Spain- Cuba. Graduated of Documentary from the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV, Havana, Cuba). Her works as director and cinematographer have been exhibited in different international film festivals. She’s currently working as a freelance filmmaker between Spain and Cuba and also is the responsible of the Documentary Department in the EICTV.
JAVIER LABRADOR DEULOFEU. Co-director, writer, cinematographer. Cuba. He is graduated of Cinematography from the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños (Havana, Cuba). Since 2002 is linked to the film industry and the independent productions in Cuba. His short films as cinematographer have been exhibited in national and international festivals like Cameraimage, Visions du Reel, IDFA, San Sebastián, Havana Film Festival and Clemond Ferrand. Guadalajara Talent Campus 2009. He is currently working as a freelance cinematographer in Cuba.