* Northwest Premiere *
Akerbeltz: Las Brujas y el Inquisidor
(Akerbeltz: Witches and the Inquisitor)
Director: César Urbina Vitoria
Genre: Animation
Category: Short
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Synopsis: The gloomy dungeon of the Santo Oficio gaol in Logroño (Spain) is packed with prisoners accused of witchcraft. The sound of mystical chanting drifts out through the bars. It is a desperate cry for help that travels through valleys and mountains until it reaches the hamlet of Zugarramurdi. A young boy wakes up suddenly in the middle of the night...