‘La Bola Negra’ Directors Dig Into Generational Trauma: “Something Touched Deep Inside” – Contenders London

Deadline - Oct 10, 2026

Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi delved into the generational trauma behind award-winning film La Bola Negra at Deadline’s Contenders London. The feature – revolving around the interconnected stories of three gay men in 1932, 1937 and 2017 – took its cue from Alberto Conejero’s 2013 play La piedra oscura, which in turn was […]

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