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Climate Change Hell, Military Coups, Big Industry Pollution, Fractured Families: Guadalajara Gives a Bracing Latin American Take on World Collapse
‘In a world wracked by convulsion, controversy and war, it’s important to get back to core issues facing humanity” – fest director Estrella Araiza.
“Genesis” unspools during the Earth’s final days, “The Swimmers” during the hottest summer in the history of Buenos Aires, suffering mass exodus, “Girls Ground” is set in a coastal town poisoned by its heavy industry. “Together, they embody the same character at two pivotal moments: a woman in her 20s, bold and brimming with desire, and decades later in her 40s, disillusioned and haunted by memories she cannot escape.” A Havana Fest Coral Prize finalist, and first feature from São Paulo’s Irmãos Guerra Filmes. A first feature from Buenos Aires-based guerrilla indie film collective Los Nadadores Cine, made by and starring four of its members including writer-director Iglesias SK and producer Valentina D’Emilio, plus directors Joaquín Fretes, and Tobías Reizes.
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