Directing
Belén Funes
Born
1984-01-01 (42)
Place of birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
9 titles
She grew up in Ripollet and, after studying film and audiovisuals at ESCAC and completing a master's degree in screenwriting in Cuba at the San Antonio de los Baños Film School, she worked for several years as an assistant director. She has also worked as a script supervisor. In 2015, she directed Sara a la fuga, winner of the Silver Biznaga for Best Short Film at the Málaga Film Festival. La Inútil, her second short film, won five awards at the Medina del Campo Film Festival and was nominated for a Gaudí Award.
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Directors Talks
2023
5.2No synopsis available yet.
The Hopeless
2017
6.1Sara has been alone all her life. She’s 22, has a baby, and wants to form a normal family with her young brother and the father of her child. Her own father, Manuel, decides to come back into their lives after years of absence and his release from prison. Sara knows he’s the main obstacle to her plans and she makes a difficult decision: to distance him from herself and her brother.
A Thief's Daughter
2019
Sara lives in a foster-care facility. Her youth days seem to slip through her fingers while she awaits for her father to come back.
Sara's Runaway
2015
6.6A mother-daughter relationship is complicated by unprocessed grief and financial strife.
The Exiles
2025
Series credits
Behind the camera
5.2No synopsis available yet.
The Hopeless
2017
5.2No synopsis available yet.
The Hopeless
2017
6.1Sara has been alone all her life. She’s 22, has a baby, and wants to form a normal family with her young brother and the father of her child. Her own father, Manuel, decides to come back into their lives after years of absence and his release from prison. Sara knows he’s the main obstacle to her plans and she makes a difficult decision: to distance him from herself and her brother.
A Thief's Daughter
2019
6.1Sara has been alone all her life. She’s 22, has a baby, and wants to form a normal family with her young brother and the father of her child. Her own father, Manuel, decides to come back into their lives after years of absence and his release from prison. Sara knows he’s the main obstacle to her plans and she makes a difficult decision: to distance him from herself and her brother.
A Thief's Daughter
2019
Sara lives in a foster-care facility. Her youth days seem to slip through her fingers while she awaits for her father to come back.
Sara's Runaway
2015
Sara lives in a foster-care facility. Her youth days seem to slip through her fingers while she awaits for her father to come back.
Sara's Runaway
2015
6.6A mother-daughter relationship is complicated by unprocessed grief and financial strife.
The Exiles
2025
6.6A mother-daughter relationship is complicated by unprocessed grief and financial strife.
The Exiles
2025