CASTELLS DE CIÈNCIA
★★★★★ A documentary to understand the how and why of human towers
★★★★★ “I already liked human towers, and after watching this documentary, I like them even more”
Sinopsis
‘Castells de Ciència’ (‘Towers of Science’) reveals the scientific principles behind castells, or human towers. It is an educational approach to this amazing cultural phenomenon and a way of showing how science helps us to better understand any human activity. The documentary takes the form of a journey undertaken by its protagonist, actress Agnès Busquets, during which we are introduced to human towers from very different fields of knowledge: physics, architecture, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, sociology and history.
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Dir. Carles Cortès
2026
Genre: Science / Educational
Running time: 54’
O.V.: Catalan
Produced by: Xarxa de Comunicació Local / URV / TAC12
Coproduced by: Un Capricho de Producciones
Writers: Santi Suárez / Carles Cortès
Executive producers: Santi Suárez / Jordi Sacristan / Xavier Abelló / Montse Cartañà / Cristina Mallo /
Jaume Ballesté (Unitat de Comunicació i Divulgació de la Ciència)
Line producer: Eudald Corominas
DoP: Ariadna Relea
Editing and Mixing: Aurora Sulli
Camera Operators: Sergi Martín / Eudald Corominas
Sound: Diego Pedragosa
Mixing: Maximiliano Dani Zacarías – BCNTRACKS
Production assistant: Estefanía Vilchez
Graphic design & Animation: Joni Ferzeta