Akerbeltz: The Witches and the Inquisitor
A portrait of a sad and infamous episode in the history of Spain: the Basque witch trials in the 17th century.
11 mins
The gloomy dungeon of the Santo Oficio gaol in Logroño, northern 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...
Nieves Martín
Production Assistant
César Urbina Vitoria
Animation
Martín Aramburu
Character Designer
Jorge Liquete
Art Direction
Emilio Escobar
Sound
Nadia Khairat Gómez
Animation
Ángel Urbina
Writer
Martín Aramburu
Animation
Jorge Liquete
Creative Director
Mariona Rodríguez
Character Designer
Jorge Liquete
Storyboard Artist
Elena San Miguel
Matte Painter
Diego Montoto
Music
Ángel Urbina
Producer
Diego Leonardo Pérez
Character Designer
Jordi Civit
Sound
Amador Rehak
Matte Painter
Mariona Rodríguez
Animation
Ramón Verdugo
Character Designer
César Urbina Vitoria
Character Designer
Jorge Liquete
Matte Painter
Nadia Khairat Gómez
Character Designer
Maite Yurrebaso
Animation
Leonardo Pérez
Animation
César Urbina Vitoria
Director
Pablo Aguirre
Digital Compositor
Ramón Verdugo
Animation
Maite Yurrebaso
Character Designer