Chasqui Audiovisual

Sixty years after the creation of the Cinematography Institute of the National University of the Litoral, in the midst of the Fusiladora Revolution, former teachers and graduates bring to the present the conflicts generated by their audiovisuals critical of capitalism. Despite the definitive closure in 1975, for these former teachers and graduates, the fight continues from the new film schools that opened in Argentina and Latin America.

A day at the all-day rural school and hostel No. 166 "Facundo Arce" in Puerto Víboras, Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Death remains a taboo subject in the 21st century. The work of gravediggers continues to be viewed with prejudice and ignorance. Working with death and the dead is neither easy nor pleasant: physical and psychological ailments are common and frequent among these workers. Nelson, Yiyo, and Miguel, gravediggers, reflect on the relationship we humans have with life and death, reflections that can help us re-evaluate our lives.

After a series of apparitions and miracles, the locals attributed Lazarito miraculous status to him, built a shrine at the site of his tragic death, and held an annual celebration, organizing a gathering of thousands of believers in the powers and favors of the popular saint from the region and neighboring provinces.

A school and an island. A school on an island. What is it like to teach and study on a floating school? The being and identity of the teacher, the students, and the islanders, intersected by the school, the nature of Entre Ríos, and a state that is conspicuously absent. All in the words and images of its protagonists. Welcome to the island, not isolated, but connected.

In the hours leading up to the National Chamamé Festival, the Federal campsite and dance hall are invaded by devotees and those curious about this music, which is more than just a musical genre. It's an excuse to come together, an identity, a way of life. These gatherings, the zapadas, the free dancing, the lulling sound of the accordion, and the rebellious cry of the sapucay transform this place into something like an Eden on earth, a paradise, Chamamé Paradise...