ARGENTINA / 30 MIN / 2020 / DOCUMENTARY / DCP 2K / 16:9 / STEREO / COLOR
Subtitles available: English, Italian, Spanish
Ashley travels to Buenos Aires to get FFS (Facial Feminization Surgery). During her last days before going back to Australia she meets Celeste, who would portray Ashley and lend her a handy-cam to make a self-portrait. Bit by bit, the labyrinths of Ashley’s life and the construction of a special link between director and protagonist will be unveiled.
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Festivals & Awards
- 35º Mar del Plata Film Festival (Argentina, November 2020) – World Premiere
- 25º Queer Lisboa (Portugal, 2021) – International Premiere – Special Mention
- FICSO – Festival Internacional de Cine Social (Argentina, 2021) – winner Best Medium-length Film
- Cortópolis (Argentina, 2021) – winner Premio Cine.Ar
- FIDBA – Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2021)
- Mescalito Biopic Fest (Italy, 2021)
- Asti International Film Festival (Italy, 2021)
- qFlix Philadelphia Film Festival (United States of America, 2021)
Interviews & Reviews
- Filmmaker’s presentation of the short film for Mar del Plata Film Festival
- Q&A with Celeste Prezioso at Mar del Plata Film Festival
- ‘ El recurso documental funciona en las dos instancias, además de la importancia social, militante y cinematográfica que implica que la protagonista en sus propias palabras cuenta su historia, sus ideas y propuestas sonoras para con el colectivo LGBTIQ+ es una batalla ganada para esta comunidad a la que históricamente se la ha silenciado y no se le han dado voz. ‘ Revista de Cine Caligari by Rocío Rivera
- ‘la puesta en escena se comparte de manera constructiva’. – Funcinema by Rodrigo Seijas
- ‘Este cortometraje de 30´ retrata a una persona inspiradora con una historia que es capaz de movilizar a quien la escuche.’ – Alternativa Cultural by Julia Sartora
Cast
Ashley Marie Eden
written and directed by
Celeste Prezioso
produced by
GrupA
cinematography by
Celeste Prezioso
camera
Celeste Prezioso, Ashley Marie-Eden
editing by
Celeste Prezioso, Abalén Najle
sound design by
Federico Demarchi
creative team
Ariel Feldman, Carola Forster, Carmen Rivoira, Abalén Najle
graphic design
Julieta Bernstein
translations
Juan Porra
subtitling by
Viceversa Traducciones
distribution & world sales
filmmaker's bio
Celeste Prezioso was born in Bs As., Argentina. She graduated in Andy Goldstein´s school as a photographer, but in 2016 she changed to cinema. She learned in a self-taught way how to film and edit her own material, exploring the documentary format. In 2019, she was selected to participate in the cinema program at Torcuato Di Tella University, where she concluded her official debut “Hi, Sweety.”, selected in the Argentine shorts competition of the 35 Mar del Plata international Film Festival.