A selection of documentaries in the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival that provide a glimpse into some unique features of Argentina’s cultural history
Film & Series
Six Bafici films that shed light on Argentine cultural icons
The 2025 Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival will feature a sidebar of films on UK bands including Oasis, Pulp, Gorillaz and The Slits
Her kidnapped father gave his cellmates the weather report. It came to symbolize hope
‘It was a very small window in a very dark place’: Florencia Chidichimo’s new short film uses dance to playfully express struggle, memory, and a childhood without a father
The Golden Globe-nominated trans actress joins the project based on Camila Sosa Villada’s hit novel
The film also won best acting performance for Mara Taquin, while Argentina’s Matías Lucchesi won best director for ‘El casero’
Santiago Korovsky’s irreverent Netflix show about a ragtag civil patrol in Buenos Aires is set to premiere its second season in 2025
International guests for the 39th festival include director Jason Reitman and Spanish actor and director Paz Vega
Film community stages counter-event during Mar del Plata film festival
A parallel exhibit to protest against Milei’s audiovisual policies, ‘Contracampo’ will hold screenings and activities November 22-26
100 years of Argentine animation at the US Museum of the Moving Image
Four special programs of classic and contemporary animated films will play this weekend at the MoMI in Astoria, New York