Juan Sebastian Torales
Editing
Biography
Juan Sebastián Torales is an Argentine director, originally from Santiago del Estero. Since 2017, Torales has lived in Paris where he has worked on more than 30 documentaries for French television as commissioning editor. His first short documentary as a director, La croix, premiered at the Mar del Plata Film Festival and he has recently made his feature film debut with his acclaimed film Almamula (2023), which he also wrote and edited. IMDb mini bio by yusufpiskin
Known For
Fleeing homophobic attacks, Nino moves to a rural house amidst a forest haunted by Almamula, a monster that takes those who commit carnal sins. In a world of whispers, unspoken desires and prayers, Nino’s curiosity and impulses rise to the surface.
Carnal Sins
Known for his erratic politics, unforeseeable behavior and verbal provocations, Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the USA throws the world into a panic.
Trump, le parrain de Manhattan
An Italo-American teenaged girl in Michigan, with a Catholic family, becomes pregnant. To avoid both a scandal and an abortion, she secretly gives birth to a boy in hospital, which is run by nuns. They establish a false identity for him and arrange to have him brought up in Argentina. At the age of 18, the boy discovers that his biological mother is Madonna Ciccone, who, after giving him up, became the iconic international pop-culture mega-star.
The Material Boy
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Maco
It’s the birthplace of the Kama Sutra and Bollywood romances but in real life, kissing in the street or just talking about sex in India is considered obscene. In a place where 90% of marriages are arranged and the bride’s family must pay a large dowry, young girls are taught that society considers them a burden. Millions of baby girls are abandoned or illegally aborted.
Love and Sex in India
Gerald has a nosebleed and is used to violence. In his attempt not to face reality, he just keeps moving forward. But everything has a limit, the city and the night confront him and even if he tries to escape again, the break will be inevitable.
Le Warrior
A hot summer siesta in Santiago del Estero. A storm is coming. Motivated by boredom and guilt, a boy decides to invoke the spirits of the mountain.
Sacha
In this atmospheric and metaphysical short film that is truly captivating, two men traverse the forest in search of a mysterious object, while in an abandoned house, a tearful woman remains unmoved by her companion's words of comfort. "Huasi" is one of those films that appeals to the senses more than it speaks to the intellect, yet it still poses a question to us : saving one human being—does that mean saving all of humanity ?
Huasi
Cecilia and Alicia play together and share their dolls and secrets. One day Cecilia gets to know that Alicia gets paid to play with her and that she is going to move to the city to work as a maid.