1985 – two years after the end of the military dictatorship in Argentina, leading members of the junta are tried in court. Ulises de la Orden creates 18 succinctly edited chapters from 530 hours of footage, bearing witness to state terror.
Filmed during a school year at the experimental school “Los Biguá” on the Banks of the Carapachay River, in the Argentine Delta. A school for parents. Another way of viewing education in a permanent state of caution: does the State allow this school to exist? How do we keep it running? The southeastern wind blows and the tide rises. A self-sustaining educational project based on developing children’s autonomy from an early age, run by teachers and parents.
"There was a time when carob trees were our founthead of life. When you could serenely see rabbits, armadillos and many other species. The night that the white man appeared the black eagle warned us: 'Danger, Danger'
Ricardo Vilca was one of the most transcendent artists in the Argentinean north-west. However, his person and his music remained in the shadows to bigger audiences for years. Like a work of destiny, his songs arrived to Buenos Aires through the voice of important musicians such as León Gieco and Divididos. With unknown archival footage, Vilca is a journey through his story and a tribute, trying to better understand the sources of inspiration that sustain his music.
In the last decade, Argentina has become a country of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking. There are the pimps and corrupt state officials who make human trafficking a great business. On the other side, there are the victims. But going through all this framework are the clients, always safe from any condemnation. The gaze of Whole Woman rests on them, the men.
