Ernesto is retired and lives in a high-rise building in Córdoba. He spends his days with his seven dogs, but this is a thorn in the side of the property management. He is given the choice of giving up his dogs or moving out. Ernesto asks the residents for help – and receives very different reactions.
Trigger warning: contains an indirect depiction of domestic violence
Sunday, 23/10, 3:30 pm in room 1
Argentina 2021
Rodrigo Guerrero
1:23:00 h
Feature / Fiction / Drama
Cumbia has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the band Santa Feria does not simply make music. Their story shows how cumbia gives people a voice, points out social problems and comments on political processes.
Sunday, 23/10, 8 pm in room 2
Chile 2021
Martín Pizarro Veglia, Cristóbal Gonzalez
1:32:00 h
Feature / Docu
While in downtown São Paulo the bicycle is synonymous with lifestyle, in the suburbs the number of deaths of cyclists is increasing. A Different Spin accompanies the activists who fight for active and sustainable mobility for all.
Saturday, 22/10, 6 pm in room 1
Brazil 2021
Guilherme Valiengo
1:10:00 h
Feature / Docu
Marcos Abranches is a choreographer and dancer. Due to a cerebral palsy his motor skills are limited. With his abrupt and uncontrolled movements he creates a new aesthetic.
Sunday, 23/10, 8 pm in room 3
Brazil 2021
Elder Fraga
1:34:00 h
Feature / Docu
The Tikmũ’ũn have been fighting for years in Brazil for their land, which is surrounded by large landholdings. They continue to be displaced and face daily harassment, threats, and deadly violence. The filmmakers guide through their territory and document their resistance.
Trigger warning: addresses violence against indigenous people and loss of loved ones/grief
Saturday, 22/10, 8 pm in room 1
Brazil 2020
Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali, Carolina Canguçu, Roberto Romero
1:10:00 h
Feature / Docu
In Buenos Aires, public transportation is dominated by large companies that disregard workers’ rights. The bus drivers of line 60 resist after one of their colleagues dies while repairing a bus. For years they fight for more safety at work and fair wages. They develop structures of solidarity in order to find a common voice and to be heard within the mega-company.
Trigger warning: shows video footage of a deadly accident and police violence
Friday, 21/10, 8 pm in room 2
Argentina 2021
Colectivo Silbando Bembas
1:40:00 h
Feature / Docu
“We’re in the middle of nowhere with my almost-dead boyfriend in there.” “That’s how you call that piece of shit?” Helena and Kira argue on the side of the road. No destination in mind, no plan to follow. The journey unfolds kilometer by kilometer; a journey that soon becomes a ritual.
Trigger warning: Contains depictions of sexualized violence against women, addresses experiences of sexualized violence and misogyny, and reproduces sexist statements
Saturday, 22/10, 8 pm in room 1
Argentina 2021
Nadia Benedicto
1:17:00 h
Feature / Fiction / Drama
Using archive footage and interviews, this movie tells us the history of documentary film since the 1970s in Colombia. Social structures and political processes have been the focus of the filmmakers from the very beginning.
Trigger warning: Contains footage of police repression and violence
Sunday, 23/10, 8 pm in room1
Colombia 2021
Jacobo del Castillo
1:18:43 h
Feature / Docu