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Pact of Silence
Carlos Echeverría
Documentary | 2006 | 124 min
Pact of Silence investigates how the German community of Bariloche protected and welcomed Nazi war criminals –like Erich Priebke– who arrived there after the war, settled in, and ended up becoming pillars of the community and socially respected figures.
8cho
Paulo Pécora
Short Films | 2006 | 13 min
Visions and nightmares of a woman escaping her own shadow.
Los de Saladillo
Alberto Yaccelini
Documentary | 2005 | 93 min
In 2001, during the great Argentinian crisis, while the population is desperate, depressed and feels that the country is like a sinking ship, two young men from Saladillo start making films with the collaboration of common people.
Volvoreta
Alberto Yaccelini
Documentary | 2003 | 62 min
Volvorta is a 3-year-old mare, trained by Carlos Lerner, an Argentinian who has been living in France for over 30 years. Volvoreta's brilliant debut and wins in races, enables her to compete in the prestigious Prix de Diane. If she wins, her victory will mean, not only the confirmation of her excellence, but Carlos' legitimation as a first class trainer.
Final con foto
Alberto Yaccelini
Documentary | 2003 | 56 min
In the small towns of the Argentinean plains, the passion for short range horse races is still alive. In the town of Saladillo, Pablo, a 57-year-old photgrapher looses his job due to the economic crisis. In order to make ends meet, he invents a very ingenious mechanism of capturing images of races.
Gombrowicz, la Argentina y yo
Alberto Yaccelini
Documentary | 2000 | 84 min
In 1939, polish writer Witold Gombrowicz arrives in Buenos Aires with the plan of staying for two weeks. But World War II breaks out in Europe, and he decides to stay in Argentina, which he will only abandon 24 years later.
Juan, como si nada hubiera sucedido
Carlos Echeverría
Documentary | 1987 | 164 min
This documentary investigates the disappearance of stundent Juan Herman in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, during the last military dictatorship.
