Argentina, documentary, 65min, 2015. (English title: Us Women. Them Women) Dir: Julia Pesce. Western Japan Premiere!
A family of nine women of various ages, all living under the same roof. As one of the elders comes to the end of her days, a young body gives birth to new life. Life is transferred as if each is a part of all the others: the intimate and sensuous world of women. Special Prize at Yamagata Int’l Documentary Film Festival 2015.
Director’s statement: “I recently read a quote that stuck with me. ‘We find the documentary approach interesting because it restores our relationship with the world, with history, and with the present.’ Thinking about my connection to the world means, among other things, looking inside myself and inevitably looking at my nucleus and my family history. I observed the bonds between the nine women in my family who belong to different generations: we share a very strong bond of confidence and intimacy, it’s something that ties us together and that many people might find unusual. It’s a connection no one else has access to.”
Notes for young viewers: There is no violence. There are many nudity scenes showing women’s full and half naked body. A detailed child birth sequence. If those are fine and children can read English subtitle, the film should be fine for all ages. Little children may actually enjoy the intimacy on the screen.
Bio:
Julia Pesce
F
ilm and art director. In 2009, she works as an assistant director in the feature documentary Criada, premiered at BAFICI. From 2010 onwards, she starts working in the art department of several film and tv projects, such as De Caravana (2010), La Purga (2011), Siete Vuelos (2012), El Grillo (2012) and Tres-D (2013).
In 2015 she completes her first feature film, Nosotras Ellas, which premieres at Vision du Reel.
Festivals:
Visions du Réel – Competencia Regard Neuf (Suiza, 2015)
États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas (Francia, 2015)
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival – Competencia Internacional. Grand Jury Special Prize (Japan, 2015)
DOC Buenos Aires – Película de Clausura (Argentina, 2015)
Festival Filmer A Tout Prix – Competencia Internacional. Mención Especial del Jurado (Bélgica, 2015)
Torino International Film Festival – Sección Waves (Italia, 2015)
Antofadocs – Competencia Internacional. Mención Especial del Jurado (Chile, 2015)
True / False Film Festival (Estados Unidos, 2016)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara – Competencia de Documental Iberoamericano (México, 2016)
Festival Internacional de Cinematografía del Uruguay – Competencia de Largometrajes de Nuevos Realizadores (Uruguay, 2016)
Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de República Dominicana y el Caribe- RDOC – Competencia Latinoamericana (República Dominicana, 2016)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Málaga – Competencia de Documental. Premio Mejor Documental (España, 2016)