2024
An Odd Turn
Australian Premiere.
A Buenos Aires museum security guard’s personal and professional life is upended after she predicts a sharp rise in the dollar’s value.
Director
Francisco Lezama
Runtime
22 Minutes
Country
Argentina
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Buenos Aires, 2019. A museum security guard senses an impending art theft. Consulting her pendulum, she sees a sharp rise in the dollar’s value. This prediction sends her professional and personal lives down new paths amid Argentina’s unstable economy.
Screening with World Shorts:
A Daydream With Fini (Grace Tan)
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue (Vea Mafile'o)
Montsouris Park (Guil Sela)
Palestine Islands (Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau)
Screening with World Shorts:
A Daydream With Fini (Grace Tan)
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue (Vea Mafile'o)
Montsouris Park (Guil Sela)
Palestine Islands (Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau)
Golden Bear Best Short Film – Berlin
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Film Credits
Director
Francisco Lezama
Year
2024
Country
Argentina
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
English
Type
Fiction & Short
Program Strand
Shorts & World Cinema
Producer
Francisco Lezama, Iván Moscovich & Juan Segundo Alamos
Writer
Francisco Lezama
Cinematographer
Federico Lastra
Editor
Franco Figueroa
Cast
Laila Maltz, Paco Gorriz & Sofía Palomino
Genre
Comedy & Drama
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