Below you will find a selection of projects that I have been involved in.
Some as an actress, some as a voice, others as a writer-actress-director.
Enjoy!
Creative Work
La Sirvienta
Feature Film directed by Pablo Moreno
Role: Mihaela
Thirst - Hibiscus Fizz
Thirst - Conversation Piece
Directed by Rob Malpage and produced by Cake Productions.
Voice over: Saskia van Ryneveld
Short Scenes
Period Drama. Comedy. Romcom. Spanish/French.
This was a really fun project that I worked on with a wonderful team of filmmakers and friends. We shot this over two days in various locations around London.
I wrote, acted and produced.
Luke Worster was DOP.
Amy Loureth edited and was our sound operator.
Pascal Blaschta was my lovely co-star.
Natascha Betts was our AD.
A young lady rejects a gentleman's proposal in a park.
A teacher tries to give feedback to a parent of a 4 year old genius.
A European student calls home to tell her parents about her new flat in London.
The Creative Insomniac
A short I wrote, performed and shot in my bedroom whilst in the 2020 lockdown in London.
This was Inspired by countless nights of being kept awake by the creative ideas filling my mind. The only way I could finally get some sleep was to make it.
Music: Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5 in G minor.
Congelados
A couple in a long distance relationship try to navigate confessing in the realm of Zoom.
Performed and written by Saskia van Ryneveld and Manu Villasanta
with the help of Familia De Cine Trinity Fariña and José Mellinas.
Sonnet 147
Shakespeare's Sonnet 147 in Madrid
A project I did with Secret/Heart theatre exploring a sonnet in the beautiful setting of Madrid.