AN ODD TURN
Dir. Francisco Lezama
Country: Argentina. Year: 2024. Duration: 22 minutes.
Production Companies: 36 Caballos, Un puma, The Zanuck Company, Infinity Hill
SYNOPSIS
Lucrecia—a museum security guard—struggles with inflation in a country descending into economic chaos. One night she decides to bet her severance pay on a speculative move inspired by an improvised pendulum. Before she knows it, her life spirals into a frenzied combination of sex, money, and temporary jobs.
CAST & CREW
Cast: Laila Maltz, Paco Gorriz , Sofia Palomino, Cecilia Rainero, Marcela Guerty, Susana Pampin, Alejandro Russek, Eugenia Alonso Photography Direction: Federico Lastra Art Direction : Alix Cobelo Editing: Franco Figueroa Sound Direction: Gabriel Real, Javier Fernandez Jensen Production: Ivan Moscovich, Juanse Alamos, Francisco Lezama, Adrien Cothier, Jerónimo Quevedo, Victoria Marotta Associate producers: Lili Zanuck, Axel Kuschevatzky Script and direction: Francisco Lezama
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
74° Berlinale - Berlinale Shorts | Golden Bear Winner
63rd Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (FICCI) - Ibero-American Short Films
42nd International Film Festival of Uruguay
13th FICIC Festival. de Cosquín - International Competition | Best short film
15th Leiden Shorts - International Competition
13th Golden Ger International Film Festival - International Competition
21st IndieLisboa - International Competition
2nd Syncro Film Fest - Opening Function
27th GIFF Guanajuato - Official Selection
16th Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala - Festival Winners
35th Kinoforum - Mostra Latino Americana
23rd Silhuette Festival - Courts Metrages Concerts
2nd MUBI Fest - Buenos Aires
13th Kyiv International Short Film Festival - Official Selection
21st Reykjavík International Film Festival - Official Selection
7th Filmfest Sundsvall - Official Selection
62° Viennale - Official Selection
19° Latin America and Focus
5th Alternating Lima
21st Adelaide Film Festival
66° ZINEBI
23rd Rome Independent Film Festival
19th FESAALP La Plata Film Festival
45th Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
