CineLebu Festival Internacional de Cine 2026: Talk Me

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CineLebu Festival Internacional de Cine 2026

22 May 00:00
CLT (GMT-4)

29 May 23:59
CLT (GMT-4)

Deadline:

talk me
Talk Me Joecar Hanna

May-2025

18

20' Spanish Spain

In a world where casual sex is routine and genuine conversation is taboo, Pedro, a mixed-race outsider trapped in a passionless marriage, secretly escapes through music. When he meets Kira, another outsider who shares his yearning for true intimacy, they begin a risky conversational affair.

Spanish

Category: Fiction

Genre: Science Fiction Other Romantic

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Director

Joecar Hanna

Spain

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

JH

Producer

Joecar Hanna

Spain

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

MP

Producer

María Belén Poncio

Spain

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

PP

Producer

Patricia Picazo

Spain

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

MB

Producer

Mai Batalla

Spain

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

SL

Producer

Spike Lee

United States

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

LB

Producer

Lina Badenes

Spain

Biofilmography

Joecar Hanna, a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker, was raised in Valencia, Spain, and recently finished his studies in the Graduate Film MFA program at NYU. In Spain, Joecar edited six feature films and a TV show, including El Desentierro, a film featuring renowned Almodóvar actors, and Bikes, The Movie, nominated for a Goya, Spain’s Academy Awards. At 25, he directed La Otra Educación, a documentary fiction film which he co-directed, edited, and wrote with Carmen Pellicer Iborra, a notable Spanish educational figure within the academic sphere.

His writing and directing work at NYU, won him the Black Family Prize for his short film script. Deliver Me, his debut narrative short film, premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Main Shorts Competition and was sold to Canal+, earning him the Ang Lee Scholarship Award. Joecar was also selected as one of five writer/ director fellows for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship (Sony Picture Classics) in 2022-2023. After acting in his own film, Joecar starred in and edited Lump, a feature film by Alexandre Rockwell, winner of the Special Mention Award at the Warsaw Film Festival 2024.

Lastly, he is currently working on his first feature film, set to begin production in the US for 2025, while distributing his new film, Talk Me, that premiered at Cannes La Cinef Official Competition in 2025, with Spike Lee attached as the Executive Producer.

Cast & Crew

Spike Lee

Executive Producer

Joecar Hanna

Scriptwriter

Sam Motamedi

Director of photography

Joecar Hanna

Film editor

David Doubtfire

Sound

Joecar Hanna

Music soundtrack

Joecar Hanna

Lead actor / actress

Melanie Smith

Lead actor / actress

Carlos Gorbe

Supporting actor / actress

Albert Carbó

Supporting actor / actress

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