Victoria Maréchal

In an Argentina divided between a deep conservatism and an unprecedented momentum in feminism, the film delves into the political journey and intimate lives of Claudia and Violeta. Trans women who identify as transvestites, the fight they lead with their comrades against the patriarchal violence is visceral and embodied. Convinced of their roles at the center of an ongoing revolution that intersects with so many struggles, in defiance of the old world they redouble their energy to invent a new present, to love and stay alive.

Una carta de amor a las vacas de raza herens, a través de cuatro filmaciones realizadas entre 1966 y 2011.

In the glistening light of the vast Andean mountains lies the village of Contay, three hours away from the nearest bigger city. The myth here says that who dreams of snakes, will argue with their husband the next day. Dreaming of music, brings good news instead. This is the home of Elisa Taboada and her family. She is campaigning in the regional elections as a community speaker, aiming to bring more attention to women’s rights.

Durante el estallido social chileno de 2019, tres cineastas se dan cita en Antofagasta, ciudad del norte del país. Emocionados por la ilusión de un cambio político e histórico, se unen a la multitud para protestar. Allí conocen a Ettiene, un niño de 7 años que le teme más a los incendios y a los manifestantes que a la policía. Confundidos, se reencuentran con él para comprender cómo vive al margen de este movimiento social.

Facing the sea, Tripoli and Lampedusa, synthesis images on one side and photographs on the other, how do these representations build our imagination?

Juan, joven y mujeriego, vive en los suburbios de Buenos Aires. Debe encontrar rápidamente un compañero de piso porque su hermano se ha ido. Entra a vivir con él Gabriel, compañero de trabajo tranquilo, guapo y... rubio. Viudo desde hace poco, está luchando por mantener a su hija todavía pequeña. Tímido y reservado, Gabo intenta no hacer caso de las miradas cargadas de sentido de Juan ni del roce de sus manos. Con todas las chicas guapas que entran y salen de su habitación, su “virilidad” no parece cuestionable. Sin embargo, la atracción entre los dos hombres es innegable y lo que empieza como algo puramente sexual y fácil, al vivir ya juntos, se convierte pronto en una fascinante relación de ternura e intimidad, tan dulce como desgarradora.

For Ababacar and Mbaye - two Senegalese immigrants who met and established a great friendship in Buenos Aires - the challenge goes beyond adapting to the customs and living conditions in Argentina, or dealing with the indifference and racism they suffer on a daily basis: both came to an instance of their lives in which they must define a course, and in turn accept that their identities and needs have become more complex. The decision to leave their country was driven by the urgent objective of financially supporting their families, but the stay in Buenos Aires crossed them with new people, new ways of seeing things, and even an economic situation different from that which they found at home. Their different ways of seeing things allow them to see in each other a different version of themselves.