1879: General Roca’s army walks to the great South to build the nation of Argentina. 1979: the military junta organises a National History Conference to celebrate the Conquest. 2011: another reenactment. ‘We want to talk of history, but we end up bogged down in these little stories which emerge from reality and take over.’
Also in this combined programme
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Inquire Within
In this work, Rosenblatt bombards viewers – in their most vulnerable state – with paradoxes that make them doubt essential moral issues. -
Isla Alta
Aggression, as a result of the increasing tension between rich and poor in the countryside of Paraguay, forms the basis for the mysterious High Island -
Thicker Than Paint Thinner
Sober reconstruction of Hossein’s motives for killing a large number of people for the sake of the Iranian Revolution. Exceptionally intriguing portra -
Traces of Other
An ordinary scene – a coffee break – brought to life using a simple, but very labour-intensive form of hand-drawn animation.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Argentina, France
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 17'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
