First image of Mars
Manuel Embalse
Arg. 2023 . 19′
On July 20th 1976, the United States reached Mars and transmitted live the arrival of the first image of the red planet. That same night, the “Ledesma blackout” took place in the province of Jujuy during the last Argentine military dictatorship. In 2023, the first live streaming on Mars took place while the police in Jujuy repressed the communities of the region. Coincidences, events, metaphors. The history of the image, the history of space: what appears and what disappears.
Direction, script, sound design and editing: Manuel Embalse
Camera: Manuel Embalse and Tatiana Mazú González
Music: Manuel Embalse and Alan Serué
Image and sound postproduction: Manuel Embalse.
Production: Antes Muerto Cine
Festivals
Festifreak (La Plata International Independent Film Festival) – Festifreak Expanded – Argentina – 2023 (World Premiere)
Arica Doc – Open Code / Antes Muerto Cine Short Film Focus – Chile – 2023
International Colombian Film Festival in Buenos Aires 2023 – Argentinean Competition – Argentina/Colombia – 2023
Non-Fiction Stream – Alteridades Periféricas section – Peru – 2023
South American Program – Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril – Argentina – 2023
RABIA – Latin American Film Festival – Argentina – 2023
ANTOFACINE – New Languages section – Chile – 2023
Special Mention
Cinemateca de Bogotá – Antes Muerto Film Focus – Colombia – 2024
Centro Cultural Ñuñoa – Before Dead Cinema Series – Chile – 2024
Gleyzer Cultural Center – Tribute to Raymundo Gleyzer – Argentina – 2024
Atemporal – Latin American program – Peru – 2024
Latin American Film Week – Memoria Program – Argentina – 2024
Luján Film Festival in Focus 2024 – Documentary Competition – Argentina – 2024
Special Mention
PLAY Videoart – National Selection – Argentina – 2024
Special Mention
FestiHur – International Short Film Competition – Argentina – 2024
Special Mention
Luz del Desierto Film Festival – National Competition – Argentina – 2024
Chascomús Film Festival – Documentary Competition – Argentina – 2024
Special Mention
Mimesis without Organs – Antes Muerto Cine film Focus – United States – 2024
General Pico Film Festival – National Competition – Argentina – 2024
