Sections
D'America
Looking Over Seas
Section devoted to productions that come to us from Central and South America. A showcase for the excellent work of Latin America’s documentary filmmakers.
Programmer: Joan Gonzàlez, the Director of DocsBarcelona and the Director of the production company Parallel40.
Moderator: Juan Ferrer, director of the Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Catalunya (Latin American Film Festival of Catalonia).
EL AMBULANTE (THE PEDDLER) [+]More information
Eduardo de la Serna, Lucas Marcheggiano, Adriana Yurcovich
A film director tours Argentina, going from town to town, making films. With a budget of zero, the main characters of his films are the local people of each community; the technician is a single person, and the filming device used is a household camera. A poetic documentary on the passion of filmmaking.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue | Language |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-02-2011 | 19:30 | Cinemes Girona |
VOS Eng | * |
| 06-02-2011 | 19:15 | Cinemes Girona |
VOS Eng | * |
(*) Tickets only in box office
(**) Free Admission
EL EDIFICIO DE LOS CHILENOS (THE CHILEAN BUILDING) [+]More information
Macarena Aguiló & Susana Foxley
What is it like to grow up as a child without your parents who love you? While the parents fought an underground battle against Pinochet, the children were left in custody in Cuba. The rupture was inevitable. Now, the children are asking for explanations. And the director is one of them.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-02-2011 | 17:00 | Filmoteca de Catalunya |
VOS Eng | * |
| 04-02-2011 | 19:45 | Cinemes Girona |
VOS Eng | * |
(*) Tickets only in box office
(**) Free Admission
EL TANGO DE MI VIDA (THE TANGO OF MY LIFE) [+]More information
Hernán Belón
A tango competition for the general public is held at “La Casona de Fernando” in the Monserrat district of Buenos Aires. The finalists include an elderly woman, an adolescent, a lawyer, an astrologist, a chicken salesman and a schoolteacher.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-02-2011 | 21:30 | Cinemes Girona |
VOS Eng | * |
| 06-02-2011 | 21:30 | Cinemes Girona |
VOS Eng | * |
(*) Tickets only in box office
(**) Free Admission