Esquirlas

Natalia Garayalde / Argentina / 2020 / 70’ / Spanish | Italian and English Subtitles

On November 3rd, 1995, the emblematic industry of my hometown, Rio Tercero Military Munitions Factory exploded. Thousands of shells were fired against the city that had produced them. I was 12 years old, and while I was trying to escape from the explosions, I recorded the devastation of my hometown with a video camera. Twenty years later I found those tapes. The threat of the industrial and military sector is still persistent at the present time.

ScreenplayNatalia Garayalde
Editing Julieta Seco, Martín Sappia
Sound design and mix Federico Disandro
Production Punto de Fuga Cine
Executive Producer Eva Cáceres

Natalia Garayalde

Born in 1982 in Rio Tercero, Cordoba. Studied Social Communication from the National University of Cordoba. Director of the documentary film Esquirlas/Splinters (2020), Best Director Award of the 35th Mar del Plata International Film Festival. Press and Communication of Cortopolis Latin American Short Film Festival and the 1° Cordoba International Film Festival 2021. Film columnist for an argentinian newspaper.