Cecilia Volken

Film that rescues the history of the origin of rock in the city of Santa Fe (Argentina) as part of the cultural movement that broke out and promoted the decade between 1965 and 1975 artistically and socially.

On January 10, 1973, the most intense tornado in South American history struck the city of San Justo. While residents were taking a siesta in the intense heat, an F5 tornado on the Fujita scale devastated the town's main avenue. Forty-six years later, four women who witnessed it share their stories: Miryam lost her mother-in-law, Liliana was trapped by debris, her sister Marta was trapped by a wardrobe, both lost their parents and were orphaned, and the Chazarreta family lost a 3-year-old daughter. The result: 50 dead and more than 500 injured. However, the worst came later: dark remnants of the tornado that make them fear any storm that may unleash in San Justo, a city that lost so much and is still trying to recover. For many, the tornado never left San Justo.

One city, four stories. A writer slowly travels through it, reflecting on it and his own circumstances. A foreigner remains hidden, waiting to be able to return to his place of origin. In the meantime, several episodes will cause him to become obsessed to the point of confusing reality with fantasy. A woman is left alone after the death of her husband and daughter. When her young nephew visits her, he is confronted by a disturbing phenomenon. His investigation culminates in a surprising result. A veteran taxi driver, traveling through the deserted city at night, finds his routine disrupted by the appearance of a beautiful woman surrounded by an elusive aura of mystery.

"Palabras degolladas. Alfonsina Storni en Coronda" is a documentary unit that tells the story of poet Alfonsina Storni's brief stay in the city of Coronda, Santa Fe, where she studied and earned her teaching degree. The film uses this event as an excuse to recount a before and after: what Alfonsina Storni meant as a woman in the society of the time she lived in Coronda, before establishing herself as a renowned poet, and what happened after her departure. Her figure as a woman and artist. What she represents both for the people of Coronda and for Argentine society in general. It brings into play the legacy of her work, her thinking, her status as a woman, and the fact that she has influenced the inhabitants of this city to this day. It features testimonies from different perspectives: historians, intellectuals, as well as citizens of Coronda.