THE FIRST MEMORY
O.V. in Spanish subtitled in English
Isabel has a flare-up of Alzheimer’s and as a result her unaffectionate husband Sebastián realises how he has neglected her and he will try to make amend.
Direction: Jesús Ponce
Script: Jesús Ponce
Cinematography: David Barrio Music: Juan Cantón
Sound: Francisco Cortés
Cast: Isabel Ampudia, Sebastián Haro, Mercedes Hoyos, Víctor Clavijo, Darío Paso, Bruto Pomeroy
Production: Kiko Medina
Production Company: KMPC, Magnétika Films
Jesús Ponce
Born in Seville in 1971, he began his career as director and editor of short films and worked in television. His first feature, 15 días contigo (2005) received various awards and a Goya nomination. It was followed by Skizo (2006) and Déjate caer (2007). He worked at directing television formats for several years, the most notable of which included Pelotas (for TVE) by Jose Corbacho, or Padre Medina (for Canal Sur). In 2015 he returned to film direction with Todo saldrá bien (2016). He has also edited feature films such as La soledad del triunfo (Álvaro de Armiñán, 2012) and Ciudadano Villanueva (Francisco Javier Gómez Pinteño, 2012); and he was writer on Siempre hay tiempo (Ana Rosa Diego, 2009) and Mami Blue (Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini, 2010).
