The Quinta's Ghost
Short films Spain focus
James A. CASTILLO
Spain
Short
Second feature
2025Spanish
forbidden under 12
17 mn
In 1819, an exhausted Francisco de Goya retires to “La Quinta del Sordo” to spend his final days away from public life and focused on his work. Unfortunately, in the deep solitude of that modest country house, the painter falls seriously ill. Closer to death than ever before, Francisco de Goya is visited by the ghosts of his past. Tormented by these visits and with his health rapidly declining, Goya paints the Black Paintings on the walls of his home as a last resort to drive the ghosts out of his life—losing almost everything in the process, including his sanity and nearly his life.
| Direction | James A. CASTILLO |
|---|---|
| Cast | Maribel VERDÚ |
| Screenplay | James A. CASTILLO |
| Cinematographer | Mario DE DIOS |
| Editor | Emily KILLICK |
| Music | Carlos RODRÍGUEZ |
| Sound | Fede PAJARO |
| Production | Illusorium Films Martirio Films |
| Distributor 2 | Distribution with glasses |
| Prize | Oscars - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards (United States) [2026] - Shortlisted for Best Animation Short Film ; Sitges - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya ( Spain) [2025] - Méliès d’argent for the Best European Fantastic Short Film ; Thessaloniki Animation Festival (Greece) [2025] - Bronze Octopus Award for Best Animated Film ; ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares (Spain) [2025] - AL(U)CINE Award for Best Fantastic Short Film ; Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium) [2026] - Best International Short Film ; Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico) [2026] - Special Jury Mention for Best Animation Short Film ; FIA - Festival Internacional de Animación (Uruguay) [2026] - Best Short Film |