INDEX:

SYNOPSIS

THE GENESIS OF THE NINTH DAY OF CREATION

CONTRIBUTORS (INTELLECTUALS AND ARTISTS)

INSTITUTIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DATA SHEET

SYNOPSIS:

On the site of an abandoned church, an artists visionary and surreal dream manifests itself in paintings that extend along the walls, seemingly growing both naturally and spontaneously out of the Earths entrails. For seven long years, a young artist named Jess Mateo took on a titanic taskbreathing life back into the walls of an ancient deconsecrated church. Backed by UNESCO and recognized by intellectuals for his project, which is an example of that which should be considered culture; free of speculation, far from the art market and with a decidedly participatory social support network. Art sets us apart and brings us together. The very survival and justification of humanity requires its existence. What is life? What is our purpose here? Why must everything come to an end? Inscrutable questions that continue to present themselves to all those who stand wide-eyed before the Painted Murals of Alarcn.

THE GENESIS OF THE NINTH DAY OF CREATION

The day we first saw the work of Jess Mateo, we were struck by the quality of his paintings, by the scale of his work, by the time it had required and by the social support that drove him to see the project through. We decided to tell his story, a story of overcoming obstacles, of struggle, of will power and work, of solidarity amongst men The documentary is made up of the various viewpoints held by writers, poets, philosophers, photographers and musicians who have considered the piece. Jess Mateos work is the indisputable protagonist. Through the careful HD filming of the paintings, spectacular camera movements, the landscape and architecture of La Mancha, graphic animation, and microscopic and archived images, the creative process of the piece is gradually revealed. Music accompanies us throughout the film. Different composers have been inspired by the murals to compose their works. All of these pieces have now been brought together to form the documentarys eclectic soundtrack. A visual exercise that takes the murals as reference, created through the superimposing of lines, colors and figures. The sum of all of these elements forms the mural; the sum of the interviews, photographs, music and writings shapes this documentary.

CONTRIBUCIN PERSONALIDADES (INTELECTUALES Y ARTISTAS):

TEXTS Jos Saramago. Los colores de la tierra. Lanzarote. 2002 Ernesto Sbato. Hacia los Murales de Jess Mateo. Buenos Aires. 2004 Fernando Arrabal. Jess Mateo en su Mural de Alarcn. Pars. 1998 Gustavo Bueno. Ms all de lo sagrado. Un ensayo sobre las pinturas murales de Jess Mateo en Alarcn. Oviedo. 1999 Jos Antonio Marina. La Voluntad de Crear. Madrid. 2002 Jos Vidal Beneyto. Arte y Sociedad. Madrid. 2000 Francisco Brines. El Cubo Circular. Oliva (Valencia). 2003 Milagros Del Corral. El sueo de Mateo. Pars. 2005 Luis Mateo Diez. La Iglesia Encendida. Madrid. 2002 Jess Mateo. Diarios 1995-2002 INTERVIEWS Federico Mayor Zaragoza. UNESCO Director-General 1987-1999 President of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace Fernando Arrabal. Poet, writer and dramaturg Jos Antonio Marina. Philosopher, essayist and educator Gustavo Bueno. Philosopher Alberto Corazn. Designer, painter and sculptor Francisco Brines. Poet. Member of the Real Academia de la Lengua Eduardo Rincn. Composer. Luis Martnez Lorente. Priest in Alarcn Jess Cotillas. Association for the Painted Murals of Alarcn Joaqun Gutirrez. Director of the Parador de Alarcn MUSIC David del Puerto. Compositor de msica clsica. Premio Nacional de Msica Jordi Savall. Director de orquesta, musiclogo especializado en msica antigua. Eduardo Rincn. Compositor de obras sinfnicas (piano) de cmara y vocales. Diego Ain. Msico y compositor percusionista. Productor musical. Jordi Sempere. Compositor especializado en TV y Publicidad.

FOTOGRAPHS Alberto Schommer. Medalla al Mrito de las Bellas Artes . Miembro de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Carlos Prez Siquier. Premio Nacional de Fotografa. Jos Latova. Uno de los ms reputados fotgrafos de patrimonio de nuestro pas. Profesor de Teora de la iluminacin en la Escuela EFTI. Chema Conesa. Editor grfico y subdirector del 'Magazine' de El Mundo. Premio PHotoEspaa 2010. Cristina Garca Rodero. Premio Nacional de Fotografa. Miembro de la agencia Magnum. Ciuco Gutirrez. Representante del movimiento kitsch y la iconografa pop. Director del Master Internacional de EFTI. Chema Madoz. Premio Nacional de Fotografa. Fernando Maquieira. Fotgrafo seleccionado en Descubrimientos PHotoEspaa 10. Ferran Freixa. Artista autodidacta. Especialista en arquitectura e interiores. Jean-Marie del Moral. Gran fotgrafo retratista. Colabora con las ms importantes revistas internacionales (World of Interiors, GQ, Vogue, Travel & Leisure, AD, Madame Figaro). Jos Manuel Navia. Uno de los documentalistas fotgrafos ms importantes de Espaa. Miembro de la agencia Vu (Pars). Jos Luis Santalla. Pertenece a la generacin que ha utilizado la fotografa como una herramienta verstil y dctil. Luis de las Alas. Especializado en el retrato editorial. Co-fundador y editor grfico de la revista Matador. Colabora en diferentes medios y es fotgrafo de El Mundo (El Magazine). Toni Catany. Premio Nacional de Artes Plsticas de la Generalitat de Catalua. Premio Nacional de Fotografa. Rosa Muoz. Colabora asduamente con revistas y publicaciones de prestigio tanto en Espaa como en otros paises. Beatriz Martnez Barrio. Combina su actividad de fotgrafa profesional con la de profesora en la escuela de fotografa EFTI. Ramn Verdugo. Su faceta de fotgrafo de arquitectura se alterna con el edicin y la postproduccin audiovisual. Laura Len. Su trabajo se ha publicado en medios como Time, The Guardian, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, Fortune y Pblico.

INSTITUTIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

A work declared of International Artistic Interest by UNESCO:

On December 3rd, 1997, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) lent its official patronage to the Painted Murals of Alarcn, declaring them of International Artistic Interest. This is the only piece of contemporary Spanish art, by an artist who is still active, that can boast this distinction.

DATA SHEET:

DATA SHEET Director: Csar Urbina Vitoria. Written by: ngel Urbina Vitoria. Producer: IRALTA FILMS. Narrator: Luis Fernando Snchez Arrabal. Directors of Photography: Ramn Verdugo and ngel Urbina. Lighting: Antonio Prieto. Editor: Csar Urbina Vitoria. Graphics: Pablo Ferrer (Lab-matic). Post-Production: Ramn Verdugo and Mariona Rodrguez. Sound Engineers: Emilio Escobar and Roberto Bogez. Sound Production: Jordi Civit. Recorded and Miked at: Beat Music. Distribution and Sales: Iralta Films, S.L (info@iraltafilms.es). Media Relations Nieves Martn TECHNICAL DATA Title: The Ninth day of Creation Duration: 43'30 Genre: Documentary (Artistic) Format: HD 16:9 Year: 2011 Rating: Suitable for all audiences Language: Available in the original Spanish with subtitles in English and French ICAA N Expedient: 120851 Legal Deposit: M- 001393/2009 IRALTA FILMS S.L. This work is registered at SGAE and EGEDA. www.elnovenodia.com www.iraltafilms.es