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‘Fluorescent, Dirty and Sexy’: Eire Cid’s ‘The Imaginary Kings’ Presented at Madrid Film School (ECAM) Incubator
Eire Cid’s debut feature, “The Imaginary Kings”, has been selected for the Madrid Film School’s ECAM Incubator, one of Spain’s leading film-development programmes. The film follows Rude, a volatile teenager in a working-class Vigo neighbourhood, as grief, romance and his struggle with masculinity force him towards greater empathy and self-awareness.
Described as fluorescent, gritty and influenced by urban culture, the film explores aggression, vulnerability and the harmful ideas surrounding manhood. It has received support and mentoring from several Spanish film programmes and filmmakers, and is planned to shoot in Vigo in late 2027, using the city’s industrial decline and port setting as a backdrop for its themes of intergenerational frustration.
In short
- Eire Cid’s debut explores grief, masculinity and empathy.
- The story is set in working-class Vigo.
- Filming is planned for late 2027.
Explained simply
Vigo is a port city in Galicia, in north-west Spain, with a history shaped by industry and the sea. Its working-class neighbourhoods and changing economy provide the setting for a story about a teenager facing grief, romance and ideas about what it means to be a man.
Eire Cid is a Spanish filmmaker making her first feature film. The story centres on Rude, whose anger and vulnerability affect how he relates to people around him, and explores how expectations of masculinity can shape behaviour.
ECAM is a Madrid film school that runs a programme to help filmmakers develop projects. Support from such programmes can help a film take shape before production, while Vigo’s port and industrial landscape connect the film’s personal story to the wider experience of change across generations.