Talayotic Menorca, an insular cyclopean odyssey will air for the first time on IB3 Televisió this Sunday, July 3, at 7:50 p.m. After its premiere, the documentary will be aired again on future occasions on the regional channel. This is a collaboration between the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Consell Insular de Menorca and the public radio and television entity of the Balearic Islands.
The Consell Insular of Menorca promoted the production of this documentary in order to support the candidacy. The aim is to encourage people to get involved in the conservation of Talayotic heritage, discover and share the candiacy’s journey through a civilization that is still alive and present in every landscape of the island.
Filmed by Espiral Producciones TV SL, Talayotic Menorca, an insular cyclopean odyssey was directed by Manu Balaguer, written by Laura Jurado and consulted by renowned archaeologist Amalia Pérez-Juez. This 38 minute long film is a journey through the history of our island, from Talayotic times to the present day. 17 testimonies from a diverse group of people, mostly archaeologists and a geologist, are collected to detail the story surrounding Talayotic Menorca; the owner of a deposit; and the coordinator of the World Heritage candidacy file, Cipriano Marín, among others also participate. The actress who gives voice to the documentary in Catalan and Spanish is Enka Alonso from Menorca.