Alberto Gieco’s first fiction work was selected at the 25th BAFICI
Alberto Gieco’s first fiction work was selected at the 25th BAFICI
Wednesday 17.4.2024
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Last update 9:58
“El Infierno de los Vivos”, director Alberto Gieco’s first fiction film, was selected to participate in the 25th BAFICI, the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival. The billboard for this fascinating meeting announces that the film will be screened to the public for the first time on Sunday the 21st at the Cinépolis Plaza Houssay and on April 27 at the San Martín Cultural Center.
“We are happy, proud and expectant for this moment for which we worked so hard for more than 10 years,” said Gieco, who after decades residing in Los Angeles (United States) and São Paulo (Brazil), returned to Santa Fe to direct this feature film whose script is loosely inspired by the novel by Alicia Barberis. Filmed during 2023 on stages in the cities of Santa Fe, Santa Clara de Buena Vista and San José del Rincón, “El Infierno de los Vivos” tells the raw story of a teenager who escapes the violence of her home and begins a journey in search of his father, discovering his own inner strength along the way.
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A gesture of love in dark times
Alberto Gieco’s first fiction work was selected at the 25th BAFICI
Wednesday 17.4.2024
/
Last update 9:58
“El Infierno de los Vivos”, director Alberto Gieco’s first fiction film, was selected to participate in the 25th BAFICI, the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival. The billboard for this fascinating meeting announces that the film will be screened to the public for the first time on Sunday the 21st at the Cinépolis Plaza Houssay and on April 27 at the San Martín Cultural Center.
“We are happy, proud and expectant for this moment for which we worked so hard for more than 10 years,” said Gieco, who after decades residing in Los Angeles (United States) and São Paulo (Brazil), returned to Santa Fe to direct this feature film whose script is loosely inspired by the novel by Alicia Barberis. Filmed during 2023 on stages in the cities of Santa Fe, Santa Clara de Buena Vista and San José del Rincón, “El Infierno de los Vivos” tells the raw story of a teenager who escapes the violence of her home and begins a journey in search of his father, discovering his own inner strength along the way.
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A gesture of love in dark times
“The recognition of being part of the BAFICI appears at this very hard, cruel and gloomy moment for Argentine cinema. Despite this, we are very happy to have achieved it because everything seemed to work against it,” Gieco emphasized and then remarked: “This film, from the beginning, was an act of love. The relationship between the technical team and actors was wonderful. A process that we will remember for its creativity and energy. There was a passionate commitment to the work that in its history addresses a sensitive topic such as family violence but not in a sensational or stereotypical way; Its plot has to do with the path that Mariana, the protagonist, travels through moments of great pain but with the support of her loved ones she manages to strengthen herself internally as a person and move forward.
Afterwards, the Santa Fe director with vast international experience said he was “happy, proud, expectant and excited about participating in the BAFICI. We achieved a beautiful film, a sensory experience that leads us to deeply feel the pain and loneliness of the protagonist, as well as her determination not to abide by an oppressive situation and move firmly towards the unknown fighting for her truth. It is a work that comes from the heart with which we intend to convey emotion, raise many questions and make visible an issue that is present but underlying on the public agenda.”
The Buenos Aires Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) is one of the most important events in Latin America. Annually it brings together the most outstanding films by national and international filmmakers, such as in this case “El Infierno de los Vivos”. It is the space where innovative and avant-garde cinema is disseminated, those films and shorts that do not usually reach movie theaters the rest of the year. To find out all the programming for this edition, go to buenosaires.gob.ar/bafici
In addition to the selection at the 25th BAFICI, the film was chosen to participate in the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia) and in the Films in Progress of Ventana Sur (Argentina). In turn, it was declared of interest in the category “Regional Feature Films” of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (Incaa) and the Council of Santa Fe declared it of municipal cultural interest.
Cast, technical and creative team
The cast of the film is made up of Cielo Eberhardt, Esteban Meloni, Iride Mockert, Rui Gatti, Caterina Guimarans, Chola Almirón, Silvana Montemurri, Luciana Tourné, Anika Bootz, Lucila Tell, Vicente De Stéfano, Lola Maglier, Avril Ruiz, Libertad Rosado , Fanny Martínez, Sebastián Santa Cruz, Chiara Magalí Guardone, Ruben Von Der Thüsen and the Ambulante Fanfare.
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In “Hell of the Living”, Alberto Gieco is screenwriter, director and executive producer; the novel on which the script is loosely inspired is by Alicia Barberis; Agustín Falco, Azul Sioli and Gieco himself are executive producers; the director of photography and camera is Marcelo Camorino; the production manager is Fabricio Barale; the assistant director is Georgina Bocchio; the art director is Betania Cappato; the sound director is Ariel Gazpoz; the costumes are by Nacho Estigarribia; the makeup is by Yamila “Guti” Gutiérrez; the gaffer is Maxi Wendler; the editor is Iván Fund; the music is by Ariel Echarren; and the sound is by Ariel Gaspoz and Mercedes Tenina.
As for the technical team, production assistance is provided by Jaquelina Molina and Octavio Reyes; the production assistants are Lucila Tell and Milo González; the assistant director is Clara Sosa Faccioli; the continuator is Eleonora Galarza; the HD technician is Javier Hick; the 1st camera assistant is Lautaro Martínez; the 2nd camera assistant is Rodrigo Stettler; the video assist is Federico Grassi; the head of electrical is Jessica Medina; the electric is Nacho Giles; the air freshener is Josefina Miranda; the prop manager is Natalia Scolnik; Meritorious in art are Juana Ramos, Mathias Cristaldo and Nahuel Albarracín; the sound assistant is Agustín Pagliuca; The key grip is Germán Irurzun.
To learn more about “The Hell of the Living” go to www.elinfiernodelosvivosfilm.com or the Instagram accounts @albertogieco, @muchasiestacoopaudiovisual and @patoazul_cine
