European Cinema Night: Creatura

CLUB 18+112 min

Synopsis

After moving with her boyfriend to her Catalan coastal hometown, 30-year-old Mila begins to realize her loss of desire lies deep within. She undergoes a self-exploration journey in which she revisits experiences of her childhood and adolescence in hopes to reconcile with her own body.

Creatura is the emotionally explicit sophomore feature from Spanish writer/director Elena Martín who also stars as Mila. Handling the complex, and often taboo, issues of female sexuality through a sensitive and compassionate lens, Creatura is a deeply moving and thought-provoking work of art.

Creatura premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, where it won the Europa Cinemas Label prize for best European film.

There will be a post-screening discussion led by Máiréad Casey, a Lecturer in Film & Television Studies with the Huston School of Film and Digital Media. She teaches Film Theory, Critical Theory, Gender & Sexuality Onscreen, and Television Drama.

There is no charge for European Cinema Night tickets, but they must be booked in advance.