El Fausto Criollo 2011
A version of El Estatola del Campo's poetic Faust of the Poet (1886) integrates the major trilogy of Argentine gaucho poetry, is proposed here in a faithful version and integral.
A version of El Estatola del Campo's poetic Faust of the Poet (1886) integrates the major trilogy of Argentine gaucho poetry, is proposed here in a faithful version and integral.
After the sudden death of El Gato, his body must be carried in the rain to the cemetery.
Tells the story of a poor family, inhabitants of the southern province of Santa Fe, who is forced to move into an abandoned railroad until waters recede Salado river wagon.
Everyday the children of the neighborhood known as "Tire Dié", in the city of Santa Fe, wait for the train to ask for money, shouting "Tire dié!" (toss me a dime!) to the passengers. Considered the first survey-on-film in Latin America.
This masterpiece focuses on the importance of the train in Argentine life and was filmed at the Santa Fe train terminal.
Produced by the National Institute of Cinematography in the National Short Film Competition, 1985.
With a very personal style, Marilyn Contardi, which will materialize in the films that will be made at the Film Workshop, tells the story of Santa Fe, and its laborious transfer to its current location.
A man, tired of technological advances and consumerism, decides to destroy his electrical appliances.
Short film by Osvaldo David and Darío Diaz
Short film inspired by "El potro salvaje" (1924), a short story by Horacio Quiroga.
The living and working conditions and the exploitation to which the "axemen" workers are subjected in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, in what was one of the most powerful companies of imperialism.
A documentary short on the treatment of tuberculosis patients in Santa Fe, Argentina.
Short documentary from 1965 produced at UNL.
Representation of the theater play "La calle de los fantasmas" by Javier Villafañe.
Documentary about the work of the painter César López Claro produced by the UNL film institute.
“My life was the same as that of thousands of gringos: I plowed and sowed the land, and went to the bar on Sunday.” Such is the refrain throughout LA PAMPA GRINGA, which endeavors to relate the sense of community built by the European settlers who in 1865 first colonized the town of Esperanza, located in Birri’s native province of Santa Fe. Largely consisting of juxtaposed daguerreotypes from the period and newspaper printings, LA PAMPA GRINGA exhibits Birri’s ability to weave narratives out of historical documentation in deft, admirable form.
Documentary about pre-Columbian art whose aesthetic and utilitarian values are intimately related to its myths and history.
Adaptation of "Idyll" (1884), a short story by Guy de Maupassant
Documentary short film that portrays the taming of horses.