PRESENTATION
A refuge is a place where everyone can take shelter from the elements. Our production company was founded in 2008 with the intention of joining forces to produce quality projects with a unique perspective and a profound human and social interest. We are inspired by stories committed to understanding others. Special perspectives, in front of and behind the camera, caring and imaginative, are welcomed in our refuge.
WE ARE
Ricardo Iscar
Director
Author with a long career as a director, as well as a cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. He holds a PhD in Information and Communication from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as a professor of Cinematography, Documentary Screenplay and Directing Documentaries, Audiovisual Culture, and Filmmaking at some of the most important educational institutions in Spain, such as Pompeu Fabra University, the University of Barcelona, the Blanquerna School of Comunication, and BAU School of Design.
His career has focused on the documentary genre, making short, medium-length, and feature films. His most notable works include Air (2022), The Pit (2012), Dance to the Spirits (2009), Black Earth (2004), The Fence (2002-06), and On the Riverbank (1989).
His films have won awards at festivals such as the Berlinale and Doclisboa. He has served on the jury at several film festivals, including Málaga, Dresden, and Nyón, as well as in Colombia and Uruguay.
Alessandra Paiva
Executive Production
She produced the short films The Incredible Balls of the Doctor's Sarcastic Smile, Emma in the Storm, and Virtual Touch Sex. She holds a master's degree in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra University and a degree in Social Communication. She studied at the International School of Film and TV (EICTV-Cuba) and was a student of Guillermo Arriaga, Jorge Furtado, and Robert McKee. Her professional experience goes beyond production: she is a film and TV screenwriter with over 20 years of experience. In Brazil, she coordinated the content department at CineGroup, the third largest production company in the country. She directed series for Brazilian and Mozambican television. She coordinated the documentary Esse Viver Ninguém Me Tira, winner of the Los Angeles Film Festival, and is the author of the feature films Bossa Nova Sol Nascente and Tradiçoes Brasil. She is co-author of The Last Fair and the script for Air and Inheritance, with Ricardo Íscar