Argentine Patagonia. One man, two women. Three lives in seclusion, but not lacking in passion. The man collects firewood by the side of the tracks of a now defunct train, while in his free time he enjoys the company of a little lamb. A woman who is fond of cave paintings displays the whole arsenal of data and notes from a life of fascination. The other - filmmaker Narcisa Hirsch - takes long walks in the woods while reflecting on decades of artistic practices and philosophical readings.
Sailors in repose on an island paradise seemingly have no worries of war or danger — until a playful gesture is interpreted as an act of wilful aggression. Soon, the innocent act of slight slapping becomes a relentless and unforgiving orgy of open-palmed face-smacking.
E., an old-time hippie lost at the foot of an extinguished Patagonian volcano, decides to pay homage to his friend and mentor Albert Hofmann, the first person to synthesize, ingest and know the hallucinogenic effects of LSD. This creative documentary focuses on E's idea to carve Hofmann's head into a granite stone, a mixture of Greek initiation sanctuary and Mount Rushmore.
Twins still in their amniotic fluid announce our human condition, our compulsion to walk, move forward, run. When everything moves, we go through the forest of emotions in a dreamlike way. But it is thanks to water and its light reflections, to its transforming power that the infinite “Kosmos” plays with our uncertainty.
The documentary lyrically and factually explores the life of the prestigious and controversial Argentine artist León Ferrari, featuring unseen footage, exclusive interviews, and the artist's own involvement as he works on a new piece.
F.I.R.T 119 is a tribute to the Earth's Southmost railway in Argentina. The austere image, under the strong impulse of the piano score, captures the intensity of sooty coal trains.
A portrait of Narcisa Hirsch, Argentine filmmaker, pioneer of experimental cinema. The artist explores the path of her memories, where the traces of some men appear, which are transposed with the constant reference to the desert.
When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s daughter and falls in love. But she won’t let any man touch her until her father’s murder has been avenged.
