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Conversation between Isabel Coixet and Marija Kavtaradzė
WEDNESDAY, OCT 8 2025: NYU Espacio de Culturas Auditorium, New York

This screening is one of three films in the “Landscapes of Intimacy” series, curated by Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet, during her semester-long residency as the KJC Chair of Spanish Culture and Civilization. Following the screening, join Isabel in conversation with “Slow” Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradzė.

Born in 1991, film director and scriptwriter Marija Kavtaradze graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2014. She debuted with Summer Survivors at Discovery program, Toronto FF 2018 and received three Lithuanian Film Academy awards. Her sophomore film Slow received Best Director prize at Sundance FF, World Cinema Dramatic competition in 2023.

Isabel Coixet is one of the most prolific Spanish film directors, with 14 feature films, and 7 documentaries. She has won 10 Goya Awards–more than any other woman director in Spanish history–and received the National Cinematography Award in 2020. In 2015, the French Ministry of Culture honored her with the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Medal.

Her directorial and screenwriter debut came in 1989 with Too Old to Die Young, which was nominated for Best New Director at the Goyas. Her early work includes Things I Never Told You (1996), To Those Who Love (1998), and her breakout international success My Life Without Me (2003), starring Sarah Polley. She collaborated with Polley again on The Secret Life of Words (2005, NY Times), followed by Elegy (2008) with Penélope Cruz and Ben Kingsley, and Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009), which premiered at Cannes. Her filmography spans intimate dramas like Learning to Drive (2014, NY Times) and Ayer No Termina Nunca (2013), historical and literary adaptations such as Nobody Wants the Night (2015), The Bookshop (2017, NY Times)—winner of Best Film, Director, and Adapted Screenplay at the Goyas—and Un Amor (2023). She has also directed Another Me (2012), Spain in a Day (2016), Elisa y Marcela (2019), Foodie Love (2019), It Snows in Benidorm (2020), and Tre Ciottole (2024).

Coixet’s documentary work addresses global social and political issues, including Invisibles, Journey to the Heart of Torture, Talking About Rose, The Lost Sea, Listening to Judge Garzón (Goya winner), Marea Blanca, and El Sostre Groc (2022), which helped reopen a sexual abuse case in Catalonia (BBC).

Coixet's production company, Miss Wasabi Films, supports projects by new female directors, and has produced works such as Sara a la Fuga, La Inútil, and Beef. Coixet is also a regular columnist in XL Semanal, Elle Gourmet, and El País, hosts a radio show on Spanish National Radio, and has published 9 books of essays and interviews (NY Times).

Coixet has a remarkable creative connection to the history of Espacio de Culturas: an exhibition of her collages was curated by Estrella de Diego, who was the first female holder of the KJC Chair in 1998/1999; Coixet’s essay “Cuerpo y Locura” is included in the exhibition catalog for the 2025 exhibition 1924. Otros Surrealismos, curated by de Diego for the Fundación Mapfre. Click here for more information on Isabel Coixet.