Monster God

A fishing cove on an island fallen out of time and space.

In the conservative northwestern region of Argentina, Julieta finds herself accused of infanticide after a medical emergency. With support from her attorney and women's rights advocates, she fights for justice in a landmark case that could change lives.

This comedy of errors revolves around a hapless 30-year-old named Arturo. His penchant for indiscretions is as impossible to overlook as the finesse with which the film glides from March 2020 to the preceding decade and back again.

A smart and innovative look at the possible futures of a young Chinese immigrant to Buenos Aires, told in the stilted language of an elementary Spanish textbook.

Emilia arrives at her Aunt Ines’ hostel at the Argentina-Brazil border looking for her long lost brother. In this luxuriant jungle, a dangerous beast believed to be the spirit of an evil man taking the form of different animals seems to be roaming around. On a journey to sexual awakening, Emilia will have to confront her past in order to kill the beast.

Federico, in his mid-20s, lives alone in Buenos Aires. The day his grandmother dies, he decides to part with his girlfriend. He fears hurting her. However, she is laid-back, feisty and not even close to feeling hurt. He begins obsessing over her unexpected reaction—but then he meets someone else.

Three years in the lives of different women, including the director of this film, who tries to make an observational documentary about life after giving birth. But little by little, her protagonists leave her, while she discovers that this task, like motherhood, is more complex than she thought.

It’s not long to go until Cata’s 15th birthday and she’s getting more nervous by the day. Even her level-headed and reserved cousin from Sweden annoys her. But Cata’s moodiness gradually gives way to tentative feelings of affection.

On a remote Greek island, a young American backpacker’s chance encounter with a dangerously seductive woman draws him into an illegal archaeological dig.

The relationship between two friends starts to change after something happens between them and Marina. What they experienced as a discovery meant for her a new, spiking fear. From a contact with the mythical, they search for the possibility of reuniting.

GIRLS ON FILM returns with eight award-winning short films from around the world. Inspirational short stories made by women, for women, explore female desire, empowerment and the realities of being a woman, a lesbian and a feminist today.