9.11.2022, 18:30, Maxx 4
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11.11.2022, 13:30, Maxx 4
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12.11.2022, 19:00, Maxx 2
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«Family comes first» is a phrase that everyone in Latin American culture has heard not once, not twice, but many times in their lives. It is a sort of mantra that encapsulates the strong bond between family members while also indicating the huge expectations. This programme seeks to scratch below the surface of this intricate bond, which can be incredibly powerful and at the same time extremely overwhelming and challenging.
Mother Rain
Alberto Flores Vilca / Peru/Bolivia/Argentina 2020 / 17'31" / DCP / colour / Spanish/Quechua / Doc
Honorata Vilca, an illiterate woman of Quechua descent, lives in the Peruvian highlands with her dog and sells sweets. As the rainy season begins, she recounts passages from her life, until one afternoon something fatal happens that seems to make heaven cry.
Amphibian
Héctor Silva Núñez / Venezuela/Cuba 2015 / 15'23" / DCP / colour / Spanish / Fic
Jesús lives on the shore of a large lake with his father. José, his older brother, has returned home, carrying with him a criminal past. One morning, Jesús accompanies him in search of a job that would help restore his reputation.
Long-Legged Nuria
Frank Vera Jiménez / Ecuador 2019 / 18'15" / DCP / colour / Spanish / Fic
The elephant woman is gone. Berenice is her name. The only thing that is known about her is that she is looking for a hen. Among the things that she has left behind in her crazy quest is Nuria, that long-legged daughter of hers. Wherever she goes, Nuria follows her and lures her back with one of her fascinating tales. What would happen if those wild stories could no longer hold her mother’s stares? What would happen if not even her tales could delay the ominous stroll of death?
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Guillermo Moncayo / France/Colombia 2021 / 28' / DCP / colour / Spanish / Doc/Exp
Just when he is trying to build a relationship with his daughter, whom he barely knows, a zookeeper suffers a serious traffic accident. At the same time, on the other side of the world, a man experiencing episodes of sleep paralysis writes an e-mail to break a long family silence.