Discoveries from Argentina World Cinema

Sometimes the interpretation of a dream has the simplest of meanings.

Documentary about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, 40 years after their founding. Notes on the different stages of their struggle, and a tribute to the Mothers who are no longer with us and to those who, regardless of the government in power, never lowered their flags.

A woman dreams of being a great classical dancer and that the public cheers her on, which gives rise to the most absurd situations.

Richard, a homosexual man, decides to adopt a child named Juan. As the child becomes accustomed to his new home, he continues to suffer from the fears of his past. Ricardo feels that his son should know his roots and begins the quest to discover Juan’s true identity. This search unravels Juan’s real story; a story very different than what was presented before. Slowly, Juan’s life begins to appear, much like the tip of the iceberg submersed within the immense ocean.

After 40 years apart, three women reunite in an apartment frozen in time. Amid silences, tension, and awkward humor, the meeting exposes everything left unsaid and reveals that the past is far more present than they realize.

Starting from the absence of Elida Passo, the first woman to make her way in the Argentine university after confronting the University of Buenos Aires in court in 1883, the documentary recovers her struggle and redefines the conquests that seem natural today.

In a city marked by hypocrisy and desire, Ana, an erratic young woman, crosses paths with a nun in a crisis of faith. Between the sacred and the carnal, their limits and beliefs are stretched to the breaking point, until reality is distorted and violence erupts as a desperate act of help.

An Argentine director travels to Malvinas to explore the traces of the 1982 war. What begins as a portrait of the conflict turns into an unexpected story of friendship with the enemy.

In the midst of an economic crisis, Daniela, a sound engineer at a cultural center on the verge of closing, finds a form of resistance in the new underground hardcore punk scene and decides to make a record of it before it disappears.

A frustrated ex-soldier finds a new reason to live by opening a dojo in his neighborhood, unaware that his past is returning in the form of a vengeful enemy.

A film student, who denies being in love with his teacher, wonders what cinema is, what love is, and why we do what we do.

The world’s finest spy, Cris, is sent on a covert mission during the annual gathering of the infamous Pichi-Pichi crime family. His objective: retrieve a mysterious USB drive containing highly valuable information. But he soon learns he isn’t the only one after it — a rival agent is already on his trail.

A short film about Nesshambre for CoffeTV's 2025 Character Cup. Glory for one, eternal rest for the others.

Vivir de Este Modo documents a live performance by the band Rey Bichito. It is an audiovisual exploration that seeks to capture the performers’ ecstatic relationship with their own music—a relationship that takes over their bodies and those of their devoted audience.

Paula is leaving town and Lucía is going to miss her. But Paula has missed Lucía once before, and found a strange solution: keeping her in a perfume. Then, her scent wafts through the streets and Lucía will mingle with the passers-by.

It looks like it's going to rain. Yes, no doubt about it. Let's ask the horizon... over there, behind us, where the sun sets. The sun in the city hides in the concrete. The sun in nature, like consciousness, dwells in the darkness of our complex being. There will be no perpetual peace on earth or in heaven. To sleep in peace, to rise at dawn.

In the Otomi worldview (an ethnic group from central Mexico), corn, or the wise seed, fell in the form of drops to fertilize the world. Their agricultural activity marks the ceremonial cycles. As an offering and expression of gratitude, tortillas are prepared and dyed with the natural dye of the muicle plant.

This film is a secret and also an offering. When we add our initials we are the closest thing to love, to teaching and to a certain greatness. We met in the worst year of our lives and somehow you chose to save me and I to adore you.

Feast is a celebration and overflow of pleasure, fat, and a love of food. It's a dinner where Cerda Punk entertains her two very special guests, Lapoca Hombre and Macarena Burn. One goal, one rule, and one very special main course: Señorito Dominique.

Lucy is a young film student finishing her first script and dreams of filming it. One afternoon, she learns that her favorite director is getting her hair cut at the same salon. From that moment on, she becomes obsessed with devising a plan to get her work to her.

Brief portrait of Nessy Muhr, her cats and her pianos.

Garibaldi is an Argentine football player who is taken as a prisioner by a millionaire,explore the feelings of loneliness and anger in this short film

A man tries to remember the arabic alphabet.

A father comes home to find his two children scared and saying, that there’s someone else in the house

The world of rowing is made up of stories. A fabric formed by the bonds of friendship woven on the river; the passion of competition; and the adventure of a good journey. It is the stubbornness of the last wooden boat carpenters and the perseverance of social clubs in the face of adversity. Stories that span time and bring a glorious past into tension with a present of uncertain future.

A father kidnaps his son to escape the country. They both find themselves trapped in a race against time, sparking a chase that will lead them to discover the meaning of love and fatherhood.

It portrays the friendship between a young boy and an older man, mediated by dialogues about the risks of falling in love and a psychotronic adventure only possible in a cybercafe: something that the animation resolves with a certain retro charm.

Two neighbours share an impromptu dinner after crossing paths in the hallway

Mónica is in a slump after her divorce and tries to overcome her crisis by reconnecting with old girl friends, lost over her married years. This includes her best friend from high school, Virginia, whom she visits. Virginia is on a personal quest to contact other-dimensional beings. Things get complicated for Mónica.

GerenciaMiento reviews the privatization experience that "La Academia" had between December 2000 and July 2008.

Set in Argentina during the aftermath of the 1983 return to democracy, this film depicts the historic Trial of the Juntas, where military leaders responsible for crimes against humanity during the dictatorship (1976-1983) face justice.

Juana, a young nun plagued by visions of several crimes she committed as revenge for her brother's death hires the services of a hitman to aid her in her suicide, but it all begins to fall apart when he begins to have a crisis of faith.

Sergio is the caretaker of the old Córdoba Brewery site, deeply absorbed in routine and memories. One night, he crosses paths with Laura, an old friend who encourages him to let go of his isolation.

The deterioration of its international image, as a result of the failure of recent invasions, will lead the Great Northern Empire to attempt to change its strategy.

5 moments on the sun king's agenda. Short experimental film by Ernesto Baca

A woman remembers the encounter she had with a stranger, and the afternoon she spent with her around a derelict country house in Colonia Benítez, Chaco Province.

Film documentary that reveals the story of six murders of popular militants by the CNU: Pampa de Laturi, Carlos Scafide, Mario Gershanik, Néstor Hugo Dinotto, Graciela Martini and Luisa Corica. At the same time, we see the first trial of Indio Castillo and Pipi Pomares, ideological leaders of the CNU.

Jana and her father live in a recluse house in the middle of nowhere, while the both of them are dealing with the grieving process, Pedro decides to unbury her to see her once more.

For geology, seismic silence determines the time between two earthquakes: the longer the silence, the more powerful the next tremor is expected to be.

Pablo Salinas, a plaintiff attorney in crimes against humanity cases, explains the path taken by the Mendoza Federal Justice system from the dock to its conviction, drawing on solid legal work and in-depth research into abhorrent crimes around the world. Through his research, he demonstrates the complicity of civil society and the justice system with the dictatorship.

A couple's trip; a car, a route, fields, houses, bars, another car.

A documentary about the housing situation in Buenos Aires. It shows how access to housing, which is both a human and constitutional right, is an issue that affects all social classes since it is entangled with the market.

The friendship and innocence of two teenagers is compromised when they discover that one of them is pregnant.

In March 2017, the Memory Commission of the province of Buenos Aires became the first Argentine human rights organization to visit the Malvinas Islands. Ernesto Alonso, former war combatant, returns to Falkland Islands soil accompanied by Nora Cortiñas and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel.

Fabio Zurita followed Osvaldo Bayer with his camera for 30 years. The voiceover (narrated by Diego Capusotto) tells the various stories that the director would have liked to tell about his life and struggle.

Martina, aged 5, lives with her parents and baby brother Salva. Martina has to renew her identity document. Her mother explains that for her paperwork they will take a picture of her and she will have to sign. Martina wonders what signing is.

Chiqui is a fifty-year-old woman with a mild mental disability. She is an only child, single, and has never been known to have a relationship. She lives in the house she inherited from her parents and shares it with her cousin and her cousin's family. They have assumed authority as owners of the house, relegating Chiqui to a limited life. This family's situation will change when Chiqui introduces Bocha, her boyfriend, on Christmas Eve. His mere presence will change the entire course of life in the house, leading Chiqui's family to dark corners.