April 7-15, HFFNY offers cinematic standouts that hail from Argentina. These films have impressed audiences and critics alike during their time on the festival circuit. Make sure to catch their big apple premieres only at HFFNY 2016.
MI AMIGA DEL PARQUE / MY FRIEND FROM THE PARK
Ana Katz| Argentina – Uruguay | 2015 | Fiction | 84min
A new mother struggles to find herself as a stay-at-home mom, leaning on some new friends from the park to help her along the way.
Winner of Best Screenplay in World Cinema Dramatic at Sunday Film Festival 2016
Sunday, April 10 @ 7pm and Monday, April 11 @5:20pm @ Village East Cinema
(Director and actor Ana Katz present for Q&A)
LA PATOTA / PAULINA
Santiago Mitre | Argentina – Brazil – France | 2015 | Fiction | 103min
A young woman pursues her ideals to an almost pathological degree in this controversial film that has kept audiences talking.
Winner of NESPRESSO Grand Prize & FIPRESCI Prize at 2015 Cannes Film Festival
More than 15 awards around the world
Monday, April 11 at 9pm & Wednesday, April 13 at 3pm @ Village East Cinema
EVA NO DUERME / EVA DOESN’T SLEEP
Pablo Agüero | Argentina – France | 2015 | Fiction | 85min
The story of how Argentine leader Eva Perón’s embalmed body was snatched by the army and hidden by the Vatican for 25 years.
Official Selection at 2016 San Sebastian Film Festival & 2015 Mar del Plata Film Festival
Monday, April 11 at 9pm & Wednesday, April 13 at 3pm @ Village East Cinema
