Cinéfondation - Retrospective

Laura has taken a school skirt on credit from the second hand uniform sale, but doesn't have the money to pay for it. Determined to resolve the problem by herself the next day at school, she finds herself in territory she has never navigated before. 1st Prize Cinéfondation, 1999.

Writen & Directed by GUSTAVO RIET SAPRIZA Synopsis In a dark and tenebrous place a prisoner and his guard share the oppression of a perverse system that tortures them. Kept in the same isolation, and risking their lives while doing so, they build a relationship through a story as the only way to escape the cruel reality. Awards: 1st Prize - Cinéfondation 59th Festival de Cannes (France) 2006 Jury Special Prize - Latin American Selection 17º São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil) 2006

An artist feels lost in today's world. Artist, where are you? Winner of Cinefondation 2001.