My film 'Spain: Still Cause is available to watch in full online https://youtu.be/vmXyMkB81lc This film features first-hand testimonies from 5 people directly affected by the war and subsequent dictatorship, and highlights their continued activism today in Spain. During Spain's transition to democracy, after the dictator Franco's death in 1975, an amnesty law was enacted giving impunity to the perpetrators of crimes during the civil war (1936–9) and dictatorship (1939–75). However, many feel this law to be unjust and there has been a rise in historical memory associations over the past 20 years, searching for 'truth, justice and reparation'.
SPAIN: Still Cause is a visual art project which I began in 2010 focused on the struggle for justice and recognition which is ongoing in Spain post Franco. It has so far comprised of an exhibition, small publication, a living memorial, talks, and this blog. I am now working on a film which will feature first-hand testimonies from people directly affected by the Franco dictatorship. The project was inspired by the photojournalist Gerda Taro and her work during the Spanish Civil War.
