Santander Fundación

Jesús López, a young racing driver, dies accidentally leaving his town in astonishment. His cousin Abel, a drifting teenager, gradually feels tempted to take his place in life.

Between January 2019 and May 2020, Adriana Lestido undertook a journey, without company or assistance, through the Arctic Circle and the Svalbard Islands, a frigid and inhospitable region shared by Norway and Iceland. During those months, Argentine photography recorded, in all its splendor, a still unknown ecosystem.

Is this film about Clorindo Testa or not? Is it about the life of the director, about the life of his father, about the life of his country, or is it just one of those biographical films that proliferate at film festivals in which the narrator spends his time recounting family anecdotes and pulling old photos out of a box? This small, microscopic adventure, whose subtitle, stolen from the Savoyard Xavier de Maistre, could well be Voyage autour de mon père, navigates between these threats and others even worse.

Alicia immerses herself in a fantastic world, where she faces personal challenges and meets various eccentric characters who, through dance, accompany her in her process of self-discovery.

A handful of Bolivian immigrants living and working in Buenos Aires share a passionate connection to the Oruro Carnival and their ancestral culture, which intertwines past and present and unites generations. The carnival unfolds once again with its majestic rituals and vibrant colors. The characters return year after year to express their pride and devotion to the Virgin of Socabón in this ancient celebration.