10,000 KM American Independents

Alexandra and Sergi are in love. They live in Barcelona and have decided to have a baby. Opening with one long take that establishes their relationship, we observe the couple’s routines: They make love, eat a meal and discuss their life together. But then Alexandra is accepted for an artist residency in Los Angeles, one that may re-ignite her photography career. Understanding the opportunity, the couple put everything on hold for one year and continues their relationship at a distance of 10,000 kilometers. Conversing only through computer technology will test the durability and passion of their love in ways they never knew. Director Carlos Marques-Marcet displays a talent for elevating modern mechanisms of online communication into profoundly penetrating tools of cinema. Featuring indelible characters and a heartbreakingly believable relationship, 10,000 KM achieves an emotional resonance rarely portrayed with such raw authenticity.