El rostro de la medusa
The face of the jellyfish
2022 | Fiction essay | 75 min. | Argentina | Spanish
[EN] Marina’s face suddenly changed. One day around her thirties her face ceased to be what it was. Who is she now? Through Marina’s story, the film delves into a playful research around the meaning of the face, emblem of our identity and nerve center of how we connect with others, human or non-human. Can we be somebody beyond our face, beyond our image?
[ES] De un momento a otro, la cara de Marina cambió. Un día alrededor de sus treinta años su rostro dejó de ser lo que era. ¿Quién es Marina ahora? A través de su historia, la película se sumerge en una indagación lúdica sobre el significado del rostro, núcleo de nuestra identidad y de cómo nos encontramos con los otros, ya sean humanos o no humanos.
¿Podemos ser alguien más allá de nuestro rostro, más allá de nuestra imagen?
With Rocío Stellato, Vladimir Durán, Federico Sack, Alicia Labraga
Directed by Melisa Liebenthal
Produced by Gentil and Zona Audiovisual
With the support of INCAA / Hubert Bals Fund / Boost NL / Los Residentes / Fondo Nacional de las Artes Argentina / LAP - BAFICI / Ventana Sur
Festivals
(WP) Mar del Plata International Film Festival - International Competition (Argentina, 2022) / Astor Piazzolla Best Direction Award (ex aequo), Best Script Award for an Argentine feature film in all competitions by Argentores (General Society of Authors of Argentina), Best Film Award by La Mujer y el Cine Association.
(IP) Berlinale - Forum (Germany, 2023) / CICAE Arthouse Cinema Award
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias FICCI - Omnívora (Colombia, 2023)
New Directors/New Films - Official Selection (USA, 2023)
Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival - Official Selection (Turkey, 2023)
Filmadrid - Official Competition & Opening Film (Spain, 2023) / Jury’s Special Mention
FID Marseille - Ciné+ Competition (France, 2023)
ECRÃ - Official Selection (Brazil, 2023)
Kaleidoskop - Official Selection (Austria, 2023)
Habitar el Cine - International Selection (Venezuela, 2023)
New Horizons IFF - Visual Front (Poland, 2023)
Melbourne IFF - Latin American Program (Australia, 2023)
Roffa Mon Amour - Opening Film (Netherlands, 2023)
LIFFE - Wild Film Competition Program (Serbia, 2023) / Jury’s Special Mention
Bucharest Experimental IFF - International Feature Film Competition (Romania, 2023)
Black Canvas Contemporary Cinema Festival (Mexico, 2023)
Vancouver IFF - Vanguard Competition (Canada, 2023)
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma - International Competition (Canada, 2023)
Tallgrass Film Festival (USA, 2023) / Woman Filmmaker Spotlight Award
Science New Wave Film Festival (USA, 2023) / Honorable Mention in the Theme-Sensitive Award category
L'Alternativa Festival de Cine Independiente de Barcelona - Official Competition (Spain, 2023)
Frauen Film Fest Köln+Dortmund - Panorama (Germany, 2024)
Other screenings
MALBA - Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2023)
Festifreak Semana del Cine Independiente Argentino (Argentina, 2023)
Slippery Narratives: The Berlinale Forum and Forum Expanded Early Summer Festival (Germany, 2023)
Istanbul Modern (Turkey, 2023)
Cinema Troisi (Rome, 2024)
Crew
Executive production • Eugenia Campos Guevara, Agustín Gagliardi
Screenplay • Agustín Godoy, Melisa Liebenthal
Editing • Florencia Gómez García
DOP • Inés Duacastella
Art direction • Lucas Koziarski
Sound design • Mercedes Gaviria Jaramillo
Costume design • Florencia Caligiuri
Make up • Lucía Rastelli
Director assistant • Felipe Solari Yrigoyen
Production manager • Camila Albertocchi
Location manager • Rogelio Navarro
Music • Inés Copertino
2D Animations • Ignacio Flores Aguirre
Animations design • Sofía Mele
