BRIEF STORIES I (Historias Breves 1)

Argentina
Brief Stories is a result of a Short Film Contest that has been organized by the Argentina Cinema and Audiovisual Arts National Institute (INCAA) since 1995. Brief Stories I is the result of the starting contest, including works by a mythic generation, which included names like Lucrecia Martel, Israel Adrián Caetano, Bruno Stagnaro and Daniel Burman.

Short films included are: GUARISOVE, THE FORGOTTEN ONES (Los Olvidados)
DIR Bruno Stagnaro, Argentina, 14 min
Producer: Carolina Aldao
Plot: Three Argentinean soldiers learn during the war with England how tricky the “pampa” can be.

MEAT ROLLS (Niños Envueltos)
DIR Daniel Burman, Argentina 12 min
Producer: Diego Dubcovski, Verónica Cura
Plot: A man gets a wrong food order. Trying to solve the problem, he meets very particular people.

THE ABSENCE (La Ausencia)
DIR Pablo Ramos 18 min
Producer: Silvana Savastano
Plot: A man notices a very particular old man who takes care of all his neighbors in a very unique way. His absence will be painful.

EYES OF FIRE (Ojos de fuego)
DIR: Jorge Gaggero, Argentina, 14 min
Producer: Rosario Luna
Plot: In a place where there are no opportunities, a young boy struggles.

FALLING DOWNHILL (Cuesta Abajo)
DIR Israel Caetano, Argentina, 13 min
Producer: Natalia Cano
Plot: A driver gets trapped in the nonsense of time and distance.

ATTIC NIGHTS (Noches áticas)
DIR Sandra Guggliota, Argentina, 14 min
Producer: Noemi Fuhrer
Plot: This is the story of a young and charming lady and how she bécame a whore and got involved in one of the biggest money laundering operations of the country.

WHERE AND HOW OLIVEIRA LOST ACHALA (Dónde y cómo Oliveira perdió a Achala)
DIR Andres Tamborino, Ulises Rosel, Argentina, 12 min
Producer: Santiago Pampliega
Plot: Two colleagues get lost looking for a small town. It´s not that easy to get along with eachother.

THE SIMPLE REASON (La Simple Razón)
DIR Tristán Gicovate, Argentina, 16 min
Producer: Laura Lozano
Plot: A Young couple. She is a vampire. He doesn´t know quite well what to do.

DEAD KING (Rey Muerto)
DIR Lucrecia Martel, Argentina, 17 min
Producer:Enrique Cortes, Roy Easdale
Plot: A young woman frees herself from her husband, breaking his “macho” image and power in an unexpected and creative way.