Instituto de Cinematografía de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral

A man, tired of technological advances and consumerism, decides to destroy his electrical appliances.

Tells the story of a poor family, inhabitants of the southern province of Santa Fe, who is forced to move into an abandoned railroad until waters recede Salado river wagon.

“My life was the same as that of thousands of gringos: I plowed and sowed the land, and went to the bar on Sunday.” Such is the refrain throughout LA PAMPA GRINGA, which endeavors to relate the sense of community built by the European settlers who in 1865 first colonized the town of Esperanza, located in Birri’s native province of Santa Fe. Largely consisting of juxtaposed daguerreotypes from the period and newspaper printings, LA PAMPA GRINGA exhibits Birri’s ability to weave narratives out of historical documentation in deft, admirable form.

Produced by the National Institute of Cinematography in the National Short Film Competition, 1985.

After the sudden death of El Gato, his body must be carried in the rain to the cemetery.

Texts by Juan José Saer, paintings by Fernando Espino, music by Pedro Casis.

Documentary about the last year of Raul Alfonsin's presidency, marked by extreme political tensions.

Documentary short film that portrays the taming of horses.

Patricio Coll explores Santa Fe's oldest buildings following a chronology, a geographical logic, and a series of documents that facilitate an appreciation of what is seen.

Adaptation of "Idyll" (1884), a short story by Guy de Maupassant

Short film inspired by "El potro salvaje" (1924), a short story by Horacio Quiroga.

Documentary about pre-Columbian art whose aesthetic and utilitarian values are intimately related to its myths and history.

Short documentary from 1965 produced at UNL.

This masterpiece focuses on the importance of the train in Argentine life and was filmed at the Santa Fe train terminal.

Documentary on livestock production made for INTA (National Institute of Agricultural Technology), on the use and prevention of the silo at times of the year when livestock feed is scarce.

A documentary short on the treatment of tuberculosis patients in Santa Fe, Argentina.

With a very personal style, Marilyn Contardi, which will materialize in the films that will be made at the Film Workshop, tells the story of Santa Fe, and its laborious transfer to its current location.

Everyday the children of the neighborhood known as "Tire Dié", in the city of Santa Fe, wait for the train to ask for money, shouting "Tire dié!" (toss me a dime!) to the passengers. Considered the first survey-on-film in Latin America.

A version of El Estatola del Campo's poetic Faust of the Poet (1886) integrates the major trilogy of Argentine gaucho poetry, is proposed here in a faithful version and integral.