Diario de mi Sextorsión / Patricia Franquesa / Spain / 64’ / 2024

Pati’s world turns upside down when her stolen computer becomes the target of a blackmail threat. An invisible Hacker sets a cat-and-mouse hunt pushing Pati to the limit as she seeks help from legal authorities, only to realize she is the only one who can find the way out. Through her search, Pati discovers that her story is just one of the countless cases uncovering the vulnerability we all face in protecting our privacy in the online world.

Director Patricia Franquesa
Production houses Gadea Films
Ringo Media
Producers Patricia Franquesa
Mireia Graell Vivancos
Co-producers 3Cat
Editor Patricia Franquesa
Supervising editor Ana Zugic
Art direction Lali Delgado
Music Laura Casaponsa
Sound design Laia Casanovas
Supported by ICAA, ICEC, 3Cat, Movistar +,
Fundació Víctor Grífols, VGTV
World sales Taskovski Films

Patricia Franquesa
With a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Ramón Llull University and an MA in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra University, Patricia Franquesa began her career in Tel Aviv. There, she collaborated with Heymann Brothers Films and Hilla Medalia, contributing to projects such as Censored Voices (2015, Sundance) and The Oslo Diaries (2019, HBO) together with Daniel Sivan & Mor Loushy.
After honing her skills, Patricia returned to her hometown Barcelona to co-found Gadea Films. Under this banner, she produced La Mami (2019, IDFA Feature Length Competition), a documentary by Laura Herrero Garvín in co-production with Mexico.
Patricia made her directorial debut with Oh Dear Sara (2021), a documentary portraying Sara Bahai, the pioneering female taxi driver from Afghanista . This project, a co-production between Spain, Norway and Serbia, premiered at festivals such as DocLisboa, Beldocs and Docs Barcelona. It won awards at the Iran International Film Festival and the Evolution Mallorca Film Fest, enjoying commercial distribution in more than 60 Spanish cinemas.