Synopsis

A young Argentinian woman is making a documentary about the patriarchal oppression experienced by women in contemporary times; after the filming and her life are interrupted by her mother’s stroke, she decides to reveal her own family history.

Team

• Paula

  Compagnucci

  Director

  She holds a degree in Film and TV, specialised in directing at EICTV (Cuba), and is currently a doctoral candidate in Semiotics (CONICET), exploring topics that link regionalist studies on cinema with feminist film theories.

• Juan Francisco

  González

  Producer

  She has directed the short films «MARIA K» (2020) and «FANTASMAGORÍA» (2022), which was selected at Doclisboa and over 60 festivals worldwide, winning multiple awards. She has produced *CUADERNO DE AGUA* (2022), «ESTALLIDO» (2023), and is a co-producer of the feature film «RAÍZ» (2024), which premiered at the Berlinale.

Technical Info

Release Year: 2025
Duration: 81 minutes
Country/Countries: Argentina and Chile
Production Stage: Editing
Director: Paula Compagnucci
Producer: Juan Francisco González
Cinematography: Karina Albiero and Martina Faux
Sound: Lucila Barbero
Screenplay: Paula Compagnucci
Script and Design Assistance: Karina Albiero
Editing: Marina Sein
Camera: Karina Albiero, Martina Faux, Paula Compagnucci, and Felipe Galvagno
Development and Shooting Production: Itati Romero

Awards and Official Selections

First Prize, «Development Category», LABEX 2019, Argentina.
Winner of the «Documentary Feature Film Production Contest» from the Audiovisual Pole of the Province of Córdoba.
Selection at «Corriente V: Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine de No Ficción» in Arequipa, Peru.
Selection at «Bolivia Lab 2020: Laboratory for Analysis and Clinical Review of Cinematographic Projects in Development».