Discoveries from Argentina World Cinema

Juan having a coffee. Two old acquaintances who he would prefer not to meet. An anecdote I'd rather not hear. Juan gets lost in better thoughts.

Rich girl with progressive ideas goes undercover as a sales clerk at her father's department store.

A boy refuses to accept his new mother despite her best efforts.

"Childhoods without Borders: Voices in Motion" is a documentary in which migrant boys and girls narrate the experiences and challenges they have faced in search of a better life.

Actress Justina Bustos travels in the midst of the pandemic to shoot a film on an African island. When she arrives, she tests positive for COVID and is confined in a military base. The experience takes longer than expected and certainties begin to unravel.

A group of armed men are wandering in the jungle, tracking themselves one another. Some move in pairs, some alone, some wear military uniforms and some don't. Like in any sort of game, rivalries and internal conflicts will not take long to emerge, drawing a line between the strong and the weak.

Film made up of two episodes: Complications and Happiness is a studio apartment.

Alma is a trans woman who was born in Santa Rosa, a small town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Before making the decision to change her gender, she served in the police forces of her province, married twice and had four children. At the age of 36, she decided to travel to the city of Buenos Aires to begin her transformation and gender reassignment process, thus fulfilling her desire to live her identity freely.

A love between an admirer of Rodrigo and a young man who is shocked by his fanaticism with real images of recitals of Rodrigo

Tabloid journalists muddy the waters during the investigation of the murder of an Argentine senator.

The making of a video celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Korean community in Argentina takes actor Chang Sung Kim back to his native land. But soon the trip becomes an unexpected and transforming reunion with his family and the culture that, 48 years ago, he decided to leave behind.

Argentine helmer Rafael Filipelli's understated and deliberate, slice-of-life drama Night Music (AKA Musica Nocturna, 2007) unfurls over the course of four evenings, with its depiction of an emotionally-strained marriage between husband and wife Federico (Enrique Pineyro) and Cecilia (Silvia Arazi), which Filipelli sets against the backdrop of semi-vacant, nocturnal Buenos Aires. He is a music critic pushing 50 and grappling with the completion of his first book; she is a playwright, in rehearsals for a major new production. Both have hit an emotional lull in their marriage that inspires each to coolly flirt with infidelity. As Federico flirts dangerously with the theatrical director's assistant, Cecilia reconnects at length with a past acquaintance, belletrist Sergio (Horacio Acosta), who may or may not have been amorously involved with Cecilia at one time.

Set on a hot summer day, when clothes are few in number and sex is seemingly on the mind of almost everyone present, this short film tells the story of Walter; a young man infatuated with his sister's boyfriend and a teenager crush that is set to take a new direction when he overhears his sister remark that object of desire Platero would "bang anything." But will he? Based on the story "Platero y yo" by Natalia Moret.

At a maximum security prison, a boxer searches for his freedom and receives advice from the leader of the cell block , along with a group of young men who want to be millionaires and another one who has just been imprisoned for murder. The director of the films coexists with them and obtains a portrait from the edge.

A woman will do everything to achieve fame, using her physique and her feminine cunning to achieve it.

Three women turn the camera into a tool for expression and play: from the VHS recordings of the ‘80s to the rise of TikTok, the documentary explores how their videos transcend the everyday, reinventing worlds and sharing creativity.

The struggle of a group of peasants who try to take over the land where they work.

The third part of the Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the shortened version, prepared by Cord Garben. Staged at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 2012

Gulubú, a fantasy world territory habited by the studious Cow, the Witch and other characters from María Elena Walsh's stories and songs.

With the imminent arrival of the President of the Nation, the governor of a province devises a plan to remove all vagrants and drunks from the streets.

Paula goes through a night, trying hard to make something happen that is not happening to her. As she gets drunk in all the places she visits, she meets an ex-boyfriend, some friends who are not with her and Fernando. What was her threat, ends up being her treasure.

Five employees submerged in the basement of a large store in Mar del Plata are grotesquely linked to each other, each trying to feel better than the other thanks to miserable advantages.

Just days before María’s grand 15th birthday party, a family secret comes to light, forcing her to confront her past or remain silent.

A record of the creative process of Spanish director Gonzalo García-Pelayo, together with his new artistic discovery, singer Anikka. During the shoot, he is seen radicalizing and, at the same time, syncretizing the two main themes of his filmography: music and sex.

Extreme urban violence reigns in Argentina. Senator Beccar Varela rises as the only way to stop violence with his "zero tolerance" politic. People doesn't suspect that Beccar is the head of the nazi gang that causes the violence. When members of the gang torture and rape a retarded man, a mysterious Masked avenger begins his brutal revenge against the gangs and the corrupt politics.

Marcela and her brother Claudio travel to the old family home in Villa Carlos Paz, with a project to turn it into a boutique hotel. Marcela is a prestigious architect, who returns to the country after separating from her American husband. Claudio, actor and bohemian, seeks inspiration to write a work that will finally take him out of anonymity. While the brothers wait for the investors to arrive, they notice that in their absence, the old landlord Ramón - who raised them since they were children - has taken over the house and rents it out for different activities. From this crossroads, The Landlord delves into the ties, frustrations and the need to make peace with the past.

An international gang of female thieves is thrown into crisis when a womanizing criminal who had seduced one of them is murdered.

A girl takes her own life and ends up stranded in Limbo. Upon arriving and seeing Death from afar, she wants to finish the job; but on the journey, she meets someone who will change her mind about wanting to live.

“This is a film about the end of a friendship. It wasn’t meant to be. Fifteen years ago, they painted my portrait.” (Mariano Llinás)

Mariela and Gabriel, newly engaged, are trapped inside a parking lot where they can only go down. This descent will test the couple. Is it a harbinger of what coexistence will bring?

The inhabitants of a Pampas town that fell into desolation try to survive, some by working and others resorting to mischief.

In the heart of José León Suárez, the Biblioteca Popular La Carcova stands as a pillar of identity and culture in a neighborhood marked by inequality. Through the voices of its founders, workshop facilitators, and children, this documentary portrays community resistance and the transformative power of education and art. A testimony to the importance of collective spaces in building memory and belonging.

On October 5, 2010, Alejandro Bordón was arrested by a police officer on his way to work. After a brutal beating, he was taken to Police Station No. 6 in Lanús, where he was informed that he was accused of the murder of bus driver Juan Alberto Núñez.

An educational project that supports a Mapuche community on their annual journey in search of pastures for their goats and sheep. A school that becomes a meeting point for diverse worldviews and invites us to consider education in these times.

The relationship between two sisters is tested after a man gets in their ways.

Three friends at a beach resort work together to stop a gang from making a potion that can manipulate people's desires.

Short by Maia Navas

After a brutal loss, Sofia comes out of her thoughts to face an unbearable pain.

Two cousins are drawn to compete against each other with the aim of turning into men. Duardo, sensitive and argumentative, loses the battle, but when the opportunity comes, he will have to choose between defending his ideals or betraying them

The disappearance of Celeste Troncoso during her trip to Russia and the investigation launched by her family to find her reveal atrocities.

It tells the story of CoffeTV, a Twitch streamer who is captivated by the dancing and the functional audios sent by King Voglin, and will do anything to get them, including fighting with people in his community or separating from his Jabru.

Ara lives in Corrientes, where he meets Kossi who is from Togo, Africa. The first one participates in clandestine fights while the second one dreams of being part of a football team. A sentimental relationship will arise between the two of them.

A group of friends, where camping in the woods when one of them start telling a horror story.

In July 2002, an American Producer comissions director Mariano Donoso a documentary on the state of Education in San Juan, the province where he was born. On the first day of filming, a teachers’ strike begins, paralyzing classes in the whole province, and – indirectly – the film itself. Donoso consequently embarks on an odyssey (which is sometimes funny and sometimes sad), through the past and present of his homeland. Stikes, claims, Sarmiento, the earthquake, the province’s bureocracy and its relationship with Buenos Aires, and finally, the desert, await for Donoso in his venturesome journey.

Santiago and Emiliano get in a strange forest to try Ayahuasca for the first time. At the place, a mysterious old woman warns them about the Lobison that supposedly lurks around there. After getting high, Santiago sees the lobison among the trees and tries to escape from there.

They awakened a powerful witch to steal her wisdom, but she will make them, one by one, perform the ultimate spell.

How to say hi to someone. The fear of embraces, distance and severing ties. Mariana does the impossible in order to avoid saying goodbye to her best friend Rocío, who will soon move abroad.

When the jungle is threatened by a giant monster, a young Koati rises up to lead the animals in an epic fight to save their home. As the brave Koati trains to save his family and loved ones, all the animals band together to face the Monster.

After Isabel's death, Nicolás, her son, returns to the house where his mother lived the last years of her life accompanied by Clara. Together they remember Isabel through their vinyl collection and Nicolás discovers the truth of the bond between the two women.

A child is lost in the forest when something magical happens to her.

A famous singer must spoil the evil plans of an international crime organization.

A look into the creation of the film Moebius. Featuring exclusive behind the scenes footage, interviews with the cast and crew, and a look at the film's shooting locations and media coverage. The original cut of this documentary was lost long ago, but 27 years after it's creation, it was reconstructed from footage recovered and remastered taken from various restored VHS, Betacam SP, MiniDV, and DigiBeta tapes. A final version faithful to the original was successfully re-edited under the supervision of Moebius director Gustavo Mosquera R. and released online. Along with the version in Spanish, a version dubbed in English was also released.

After losing his partner, Pedro decides to empty the house they shared in order to start again, embarking on an inner journey full of memories and pain.

Two Argentine soldiers, complete strangers, find themselves face-to-face in a foxhole during the Falklands War, forced into a tense and unexpected encounter at the edge of survival.

A group of actors retire to an island in Tigre to rehearse William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and suddenly Luisa, who is playing Rosalinda, makes a bad decision.