Albertina Carri
Albertina Carri (1973, Argentina) studied Photography, Script Writing and Film Directing from 1991 to 1994. She gained experience as a camera assistant and camerawoman for six years before starting to direct. She made her first feature in 2000, No quiero volver a casa, which was also screened in Rotterdam. As a filmmaker she has researched several genres, from film noir to documentaries bordering on fiction. Her third feature, Géminis (2005), was screened in Cannes. She has received awards in Valencia, Las Palmas, Barcelona and Buenos Aires, amongst others. In Argentina she founded the Asterisco International LGBTIQ Film Festival. Las hijas del fuego/The Daughters of Fire (2018) won the Best Argentine Film Award at the last BAFICI.
Filmography
(selection) Niños (1998, short), No quiero volver a casa (2000), Excursiones (2001, short), Aurora (2001, short), Barbie tambien puede estar triste (2001, short), Los rubios/The Blondes (2003), Géminis (2005), La rabia (2008), Restos (2010, short), Pets (2012, short), Cuatreros (2016, doc), Las hijas del fuego/The Daughters of Fire (2018), ¡Caigan las rosas blancas!/White Roses Fall! (2024)
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Albertina Carri op IFFR
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¡Caigan las rosas blancas!
Albertina Carri | 123' | Argentina | World premiere
A transgressively funny and radically queer road movie that challenges the mainstream queer agenda. -
No quiero volver a casa
Albertina Carri | 74' | Argentina | -
The prostitute Susana tries to help her unemployed boyfriend Rubén by putting him in contact with one of her clients, the businessman Ricardo. His fir -
Las hijas del fuego
Albertina Carri | 115' | Argentina | None
An explicit, polyamorous road movie about a group of adventurous women exploring their social, sexual and moral boundaries in southern Argentina. -
Los rubios
Albertina Carri | 89' | Argentina | -
Who were the Carris? What did they look like? Were they activists, revolutionaries, heroes? When Albertina was three, her parents were kidnapped and m