Discoveries from Argentina World Cinema

The story of the tragic love of Count Loris Ipanov, a Russian nihilist, for the Princes Fedora Romanov.

Lila is a young filmmaker struggling to write her next project. She spends all day in the house and excels at procrastination. One day her boyfriend returns with a new bicycle lock, a gift from another woman, and this triggers a reaction from Lila. A humorous take on creativity and obsession.

Alfonso is exhausted after working and goes to the beach. He goes into the water and starts this fantastic journey through his different vacations in life, meeting old girlfriends, childhood friends, his daughter and his loneliness.

Suspended Memory: Fragments of a Mind on Pause is an example of how the traditions of essay film and film poem converge to explore the landscapes of memory and intimacy. Through the use of black and white and the integration of analog formats, a visually rich and emotionally resonant work is created.

Taking as its starting point the discovery of the bodies of the children of Llullaillaco and the debates that their discovery sparked, the central objective of the project is to question how the influence of the Inca Empire in the region was ignored during the geopolitical, cultural, and social formation of our country. An essayistic approach that, from a variety of perspectives, enables reflection on some of the identity contradictions that still underlie the idea of nationhood today.

Mía, a recently heartbroken film student, falls in love with her new classmate, Mateo. As the bond becomes obsessive, her stability crumbles and the boundaries between reality and fiction begin to blur.

The preparations of a sound installation by artist Ernesto Romeo is suspended when his mother falls ill. This interruption motivates the director to embark on a series of projects that share a mysterious connection to each other.

Iván returns to Argentina to scatter his father's ashes at sea. For the first time in a long time, he confronts himself and his loneliness. Although a successful businessman, he no longer aspires to anything; he has fulfilled all his desires in life. But his father's death unsettles him and forces him to see himself in a new light. Sofía is a sensitive woman who hides behind her work. Intellectual yet practical, she has lived her life with extreme independence. They shared a past love and now meet again at the hotel that Ceci, Iván's girlfriend, has chosen to stay at, overlooking the sea where they will scatter the ashes. A chance encounter and unexpected appearance will entangle and alter the course of everyone's lives in the blink of an eye, in the most tender and captivating way.

The son of a politician who tries to follow the same path as his father, gives up when he discovers his fraudulent dealings.

The story of the Jujuy town where 400 people were kidnapped on July 27, 1976. "Sun at Night" is a documentary centered on the figure of Luis Aredez, who disappeared in 1976 by the Argentine military during the so-called "Night of the Blackout," a brutal manhunt that took place in the northern province of Jujuy.

The film tells two parallel stories. One, set in the present, tells of a pagent about the conquest of America, while the other, set in the 15th century, tells of a group of conquistadors coming ashore searching for gold. The film takes place in an unnamed country.

Parchis are kidnapped by a native tribe while on their trip to Iguazú Falls.

After making a deal that could clear his debts and free him from the criminal underworld, Fabián sets off for home. But a shadow lingers at his side, and the night that began as a path to freedom is about to become endless.

In 2013, Pablo Murúa, son of Argentine actor and director Lautaro Murúa, died. Driven by the need to heal a bond fractured for years, his son Gonzalo decided to embark on a journey through the history of the "ungovernable" Pablo. In a reconstruction of his own and others' memories, Gonzalo delves into what he believes constitutes his father: the stories he never published.

Situation 1: Mondongo, a duo of Argentinian artists, create a work inspired by The Art of colors, a treatise by Johannes Itten. Situation 2: A filmmaker begins a portrait of them.

The first films of Patagonia - where I grew up - show a territory that no longer exists, as the araucarias, millenary trees from the Patagonian forests, were in part replaced by more productive pines. Near my new home, in Belgium, I find araucarias that adorn front gardens. We hear some girls playing in the car, pointing out araucarias on the road. How did these plants become a petty-bourgeois fashion in northern Europe? I confront these archives with contemporary technoscientific images, used by a lab to explore plant modifications. What can these modes of representation tell us about our time?

Based in B. Stoker's novel, the musical that triumphed in Argentina and the world for 25 five years, is a success of Pepe Cibrián Campoy, his author and director, and of Ángel Malher, his composer. The musical picks up the story of count Dracula, inmortalized by Bram Stoker in his 1897 novel, with an exceptional cast leaded by, in the role of Dracula, Juan Rodó; Candela Cibrian in the role of Mina, Jonathan's enamored, who's interpreted by Leonel Fransezze; Luna Pérez Lening embodies Lucy's cousin, possessed by the count's spirit; the nanny is played by Adriana Rolla and, as Van Helsing, Germán Barceló. This invaluable cast is accompanied by talented dancers and singers as the ensemble.

Crafts, foods, popular festivals and other aspects of the Diaguita-Calchaquí culture in the Yocavil Valley.

A person's life is at stake when he is surprised by an unexpected guest.

A man and his con man brother, who adores his mother, has a dream of seeing the family reunited.

According to its authors, it was filmed using the Wookee Dogma, and it is the film that accompanies Semanita.

«Época» – Spanish for epoch – can also sound like «it isn’t a big deal» (Spanish: «es poca cosa»). So, reality is not a big deal when you are used to it. But opening the eyes a little is all it takes to produce a few gentle cracks on the ground of perceptual habits, and realize that things – including the urban architecture we pass by everyday – have their own energy; that steel, concrete, asphalt all have an unexpected vibrancy. In this way, the frame becomes a force field, without a defined and final shape. A dynamic and fragmented world held together by editing and non-uniform acceleration.

A group of secret agents faces a gang led by a scientist who kidnaps children in order to create superior beings.

Fallas de Origen is a mockumentary about the capacity of the "Argentine being" to pass up any opportunity to prosper, exploring the cause of Argentina's constant failure. Conspiracy theories, secret potions, mass poisonings, magic vaccines, colonialism, and millions of Argentines attacking a country every day. Ministries that change everything so nothing changes, and Argentines deceiving Argentines. A society determined to fail and evade responsibility.

In the small towns of the Argentine pampas, the quadreras, horse races over short distances, continue to be a passion. In Saladillo, Buenos Aires province, Pablo, a photographer for the local newspaper, with a degree in personnel compression, knows that after 57 years it will not be easy to find a job. His survival and that of his family now depend on the rain not causing the cancellation of a square, since with an ingenious artisan photo-finish system, he is responsible for the final verdict of an arrival, which avoid arguments and conflicts.

Three "astronauts" wander through the snowy, silent and imposing mountains. Within this short film, the landscape becomes material for experimentation: with its textures, its colors and the images' tempos. In just forty minutes, the director of Murder Me, Monster constructs a fascinating existentialist piece that transforms the screen into a canvas; and the earth into a sort of frozen planet.

Mara moved to an old building trying to escape the memory of her mother's recent suicide. While trying to adjust to the new department, begins to see strange things: a ghostly presence seems to hover over the department. After a failed launch party interrupted by cranky downstairs neighbor, Mara knows the grim charge.

Ben sets out on an adventure with his new family, experiencing life for the first time.

Returning to her hometown to reconnect with family, Lupe is met with tragedy: the death of her grandmother, Guadalupe. Overcome by grief, she immerses herself in a treasure trove of her grandmother’s old film and video. When she finds the camera still works, Lupe uses it to explore the intimate footage, forging a profound connection with her grandmother that she never got to experience while she was alive.

A young girl finds out how the cookie crumbles.

Nina is a young woman of 20 years old who lives in Asunción in 1947 in the middle of the Paraguayan Civil War. She longs to be a singer, but is forced to work as a maid in a conservative environment after her family escapes. Although, she puts herself at the service of the revolution and frees various political prisoners, including Raúl with whom she will have an affair. However, she must flee the country after becoming pregnant and her lover having abandoned her.

An unscrupulous producer wants to create a TV show in the style of "Cops." But what begins as a quiet day of filming for this reality show turns into an adventure when the "Cops Action" must save the city from a terrible threat!

A woman plays with three creatures in a mysterious world. As she breathes life into them, they feed on her life essence. What began as a game transforms into a total surrender, where each being she creates drains her elixir, leaving her with a rush of pleasure in return.

Corrientes carnival, polyform joy in the subtropical night, the renewed rite is fulfilled once again. Cascades of lights, multicolored pyrotechnics, exalted rhythms, the old Momo extends its reign over the littoral city.

Rene and Renate meet in a bar. They talk about the past, being young, and their mother.

Argentine film shot in color directed by Pedro Stocki from a script by Oscar Balducci, produced in 1974 but not authorized for exhibition at the time and remains unpublished

Julián, Pablo, and Carmen go out dancing. They have fun, but hidden in the smiles of the two boys is an intense and secret desire.

Investigation that reveals the financial crime scheme executed by the economic power and its acolytes in the political and judicial powers, leaving one of the most important national companies in Argentina on the verge of bankruptcy.

Angelica feels that death is circling her and has the crazy idea of faking her wake to confuse her. Pajarito, her human pet, accompanies her in all her adventures, being her only accomplice. Friends, family and creditors attend, innocent, to the strange farce, but death is not so easy to deceive.

Documentary about the Protestant Lutheran community of the Evangelical Church of the Río de la Plata in the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires, which shows how Luther's reformist gene persists in a country monopolized by Catholicism.

The great Schettinimous used to be a “psychomagician” artist, renowned in his youth. In present day, now an old man, he is invited to a television show to be parodied by the interviewer, which gives way to an emotional release that will put every decision he ever took in doubt.

Two brothers who live in the interior of the country decide to travel to Buenos Aires with the desire to succeed in lyrical singing. Martín, the older brother, bears the paternal mandate of having to take care of his younger brother, Román. Both were orphaned as children. Upon arriving in Buenos Aires, they meet Estela, a singer from a night club, who falls in love with Martín and in turn, Román falls in love with her.

Documentary feature film based on the events that took place in the trial of the Argentine military juntas, which carried out the dictatorship from 1976 to 1983.

A group of musicians discovers in an old LP record a musical work from more than 40 years ago, which tells the story of a Riojan caudillo. They decide to remake this album and begin to summon musicians and interpreters to renovate the original versions.

The arrival of new members to the workplace of a blind man who leads a group of food tasters poses an unprecedented challenge. Being blind had not been a limitation until now.

A construction worker has some terrible thoughts on his break time.

Martin is dealing with an existential crisis and he's tired of his Venezuelan girlfriend. He goes back to his childhood home and starts falling back in love with his childhood friend, who is now a single mom.

Documentary about the War of the Triple Alliance based on the paintings by Cándido López.

Malena and Patricia live in a fragile state of balance. The daughter cares for her schizophrenic mother while trying to move on with her life, but Luis's return seems to drive her deeper into madness, despite Malena's desperate efforts to save her.

A couple is invited to live an experience in an old mansion.