Demolitions

The Pope's Toilet(es)

In 1998, a small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's upcoming visit for the business opportunities that it will provide. While most of the residents plan to sell food at the parade, a smuggler family man decides to build a pay toilet.

Mr. Kaplan(es)

Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness comes in the form of a quiet, elderly German, who Mr Kaplan believes to be a runaway Nazi. Determined to capture this Nazi, as Eichmann was captured before him, Mr Kaplan surprises everyone when he takes up this challenge.

The Battle of the River Plate(en)

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.

Valdivia 1960, El Gran Terremoto(es)

Villamarín(es)

Villamarín is a journey of longing and memories of the life of an arranger and guitarist who, after a great career in the artistic milieu, has put aside his career due to limitations. However, his passion for music, the memory of his daughter and the melancholic notes of his guitar keep him more alive than ever.

One or Two Questions(es)

In 1986, the Uruguayan Parliament passed a law granting amnesty for all crimes and human rights violations committed by the military and police during the dictatorship (1973-85). This law of impunity prevented the clarification demanded by the relatives of those who had disappeared and been murdered by the former regime. A public initiative arose calling for a referendum in which the law be subject to the vote of the people. Unas preguntas uses U-matic footage, mostly of interviews recorded on the streets of Uruguay between 1987 and 1989, to present a time capsule of the period.

The City of Your Final Destination(en)

28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund – his brother, widow, and younger mistress – so he can get authorization to write the biography.

Hermanos de Viaje(es)

Documentary recorded on a family trip to Chancay in July 2024. Edited in April 2025.

Uruguay, le pays de la simplicité(fr)

Corporate Accountability(es)

Images of Argentinian companies and factories in the first light of day, seen from the inside of a car, while the director reads out documents in voiceover that reveals the collusion of the same concerns in the military dictatorship’s terror.

The Former Boxer(es)

Former European boxing champion Santiago Rojas has been completely disconnected from the world of boxing for several years. He now works at a small kiosk in the busy Barcelona Metro. Besides reading, one of his greatest curiosities is uncovering the secrets behind the popular and mysterious 'law of attraction'.

Candomberos: de dos orillas(es)

Documentary about the birth and development of candombe in Uruguay. It is built through testimonies, audiovisual files and animations. It also covers the actuality of the candombe on the shores of the Río de la Plata.

Only Noise - Las 65:45 horas de gloria de Les Renards(es)

ONLY NOISE is a documentary that tries to rescue from oblivion a tale with Les Renards as protagonists, one of the many bands from the 60s that was a key witness and pioneer in the first big explosion of Uruguayan Rock. It might look like a tale from an ordinary band, but in 1968 this band managed to break a world record.

Tango(de)

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies, art works, dance performances, historical footage, photographs of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, and texts by Celedonio Flores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.

La Otra Pelota(es)

Society of the Snow(es)

On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

Atar(es)

Costa Rica 1975(es)

Giant(es)

A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.

On Remembering(es)

After the coup in Uruguay in 1973, thousands of intellectuals and artists fled the country. The filmmaker’s father was among them and left for Europe. After his passing, she came upon some Super 8 movies and audio files he had recorded. Through this archive, she started building a new family story trying to reveal and understand the silent pain of exile.