With “Bai, Bai,” Murcia-born filmmaker Alba Esquinas turns a formative childhood memory into her debut feature, exploring the subtle but devastating rupture of a first friendship. It’s one of the Ecam Incubator titles, a prestigious Madrid Film School initiative that has become a key launchpad for emerging Spanish filmmakers, offering development backing, industry mentorship and access to international markets.
The story follows Ana, 12, who embarks on a long-awaited school trip to Madrid with her best friend Santi. But on the bus ride, Santi chooses to sit with someone else. That empty seat marks the beginning of a painful estrangement, as Ana confronts loneliness for the first time, far from the protection of her parents and her closest companion.
Esquinas traces the project’s origins to an image she encountered in 2021. “I was traveling from Murcia to Almería and saw graffiti on the highway that said ‘Bai, Bai,’ a misspelling of ‘bye,…
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