Next week on the Metropolitan Culture Corner, we go behind the scenes with director, screenwriter and editor Àlex Lora. Born in Barcelona, he is now based mostly in New York, though he often comes back for a visit.
His short films, documentaries, and feature-length fiction works often address social issues related to identity, immigration, disability and youth, never shying away from tough or controversial subject matter. Lora’s works have been screened multiple times at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as many of the most prestigious festivals around the world. He was listed as one of the “Top 10 Spanish directors to watch” by Variety magazine’s Cannes Edition, and is known for his unique narrative and visual style.
Last month, we interviewed Tarek Fresno. The Barcelona native, music aficionado and world traveler, has been a bartender at the historic Bar Marsella for seventeen years. Founded in 1820, Marsella is the oldest bar in all of Barcelona; it’s famous for having been the hangout of Hemingway, Gaudí, Dalí, and many other artists and intellectuals of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The bar’s signature cocktail, absinthe, has remained the same over the centuries, as has the bar’s picturesque decor.
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