Every month, the group's journey is interrupted by a hands-on workshop led by a spAcial guest, who shares their own tools and devices with the group and proposes exercises for inspiration during an intimate session.
2026
Lucrecia Martel
(Salta, 1966) is one of the most influential filmmakers in the Spanish-speaking world, and her work has shaped New Argentine Cinema with films such as La Ciénaga, The Headless Woman, The Holy Girl and Zama. Leila Guerriero
(1967, Junín, Province of Buenos Aires) is a writer, journalist and one of the leading voices of narrative journalism in Latin America and Spain. She is the author of Los suicidas del fin del mundo (Tusquets, 2004), Frutos extraños (2009, Aguilar, Alfaguara), Plano americano (2013, Ediciones Diego Portales; 2018, Anagrama), Una historia sencilla (2013, Anagrama), Zona de obras (2014, Círculo de Tiza, Anagrama), Opus Gelber (2019, Anagrama), Teoría de la gravedad (2019, Libros Asteroide) and La otra guerra (2021, Anagrama). She has received the CEMEX-FNPI Award, the González Ruano Award, the Grand Prix Blue Metropolis and the Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Cultural and Political Journalism. She is the Latin America editor of Gatopardo magazine and a teacher at the Gabo Foundation, founded by Gabriel García Márquez. Brigitte Vasallo
(Barcelona, 1973) is a writer and researcher focused on the mechanisms of belonging and otherness, with a particular interest in sexual difference and the memory of the rural diaspora. Her work has been translated into many languages, and she teaches as a visiting professor at universities that would not accept her as a student. Karim Aïnouz
(Fortaleza, 1966) is a filmmaker. His works include Madame Satã (2002, Cannes – Un Certain Regard), The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019, winner of Un Certain Regard), Central Airport THF (Berlinale 2018 – Amnesty International Award), Firebrand (Cannes 2023 – Competition) and Motel Destino (Cannes 2024 – Competition). Marlene Wayar
(Córdoba, 1968) holds a degree in social psychology, is a writer, and has been a driving force of the Travesti Trans Movement since its beginnings in Argentina alongside Nadia Echazú and Lohana Berkins. Creator and director of “El Teje”, curator for the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas (UBA). Host and content creator for Canal Encuentro. Among numerous awards, she received the Lola Mora Award and holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Rosario and Mar del Plata. Agustina Comedi
(Córdoba, 1986) is a film director and screenwriter. She studied Modern Literature at the University of Córdoba. In 2017 she premiered her first feature, Silence Is a Falling Body, at IDFA. The film screened at more than 60 festivals and received, among other awards, the Silver Condor for Best Film. Together with Suely Rolnik, she curated the Essay Film Section for the 10th anniversary of Cine Migrante. In 2019 she wrote and directed Playback, ensayo de una despedida, winner of the Teddy Award at the 2020 Berlinale and Best Short Film at both the Mar del Plata Film Festival and Entrevues Belfort. The short screened at more than 80 festivals. Both films were curated by Nan Goldin in a special program for Metrograph and shown together at the Museo Reina Sofía and at Tabakalera.
2025
João Pedro Rodrigues
(Lisbon, 1966) is an internationally renowned Portuguese filmmaker. His work explores gender and human desire in all its forms —and disguises—, reflecting the multifaceted history of cinema, from classic genre film to documentary and experimental cinema. His films have premiered and won awards at the world's leading film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Locarno, Toronto and Berlin. In 2016, the Centre Pompidou in Paris honored Rodrigues and his partner, João Rui Guerra da Mata, with a complete retrospective and an exhibition of installations. Leila Guerriero
(1967, Junín, Province of Buenos Aires) is a writer, journalist and one of the leading voices of narrative journalism in Latin America and Spain. She is the author of Los suicidas del fin del mundo (Tusquets, 2004), Frutos extraños (2009, Aguilar, Alfaguara), Plano americano (2013, Ediciones Diego Portales; 2018, Anagrama), Una historia sencilla (2013, Anagrama), Zona de obras (2014, Círculo de Tiza, Anagrama), Opus Gelber (2019, Anagrama), Teoría de la gravedad (2019, Libros Asteroide) and La otra guerra (2021, Anagrama). She has received the CEMEX-FNPI Award, the González Ruano Award, the Grand Prix Blue Metropolis and the Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Cultural and Political Journalism. She is the Latin America editor of Gatopardo magazine and a teacher at the Gabo Foundation, founded by Gabriel García Márquez. Brigitte Vasallo
(Barcelona, 1973) is a writer and researcher focused on the mechanisms of belonging and otherness, with a particular interest in sexual difference and the memory of the rural diaspora. Her work has been translated into many languages, and she teaches as a visiting professor at universities that would not accept her as a student. Nahuel Perez Biscayart
(Buenos Aires, 1986) is an actor. His work includes Grand Central (Rebecca Zlotowski, 2014, Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard), Je suis à toi (David Lambert), See You Up There (2017, Albert Dupontel) and BPM (Beats per Minute) by Robin Campillo (Grand Prix, Cannes 2017), for which he received the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2018. In 2024 he starred in Kill the Jockey (Luis Ortega, Horizontes Latinos Award at San Sebastián). Marlene Wayar
(Córdoba, 1968) holds a degree in social psychology, is a writer, and has been a driving force of the Travesti Trans Movement since its beginnings in Argentina alongside Nadia Echazú and Lohana Berkins. Creator and director of “El Teje”, curator for the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas (UBA). Host and content creator for Canal Encuentro. Among numerous awards, she received the Lola Mora Award and holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Rosario and Mar del Plata. Maite Alberdi
(Santiago de Chile, 1983) has developed a distinctive style of intimate portraiture of worlds. She is one of the most influential voices in Latin American documentary, and her films have received numerous awards worldwide. For "The Mole Agent" and “The Eternal Memory”, Maite was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature two years in a row.
2024
Maite Alberdi
(Santiago de Chile, 1983) has developed a distinctive style of intimate portraiture of worlds. She is one of the most influential voices in Latin American documentary, and her films have received numerous awards worldwide. For "The Mole Agent" and “The Eternal Memory”, Maite was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature two years in a row. Lucrecia Martel
(Salta, 1966) is one of the most influential filmmakers in the Spanish-speaking world, and her work has shaped New Argentine Cinema with films such as La Ciénaga, The Headless Woman, The Holy Girl and Zama. Marlene Wayar
(Córdoba, 1968) holds a degree in social psychology, is a writer, and has been a driving force of the Travesti Trans Movement since its beginnings in Argentina alongside Nadia Echazú and Lohana Berkins. Creator and director of “El Teje”, curator for the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas (UBA). Host and content creator for Canal Encuentro. Among numerous awards, she received the Lola Mora Award and holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Rosario and Mar del Plata. Petra Costa
(Belo Horizonte, 1983) graduated from the School of Dramatic Art at the University of São Paulo; she also studied anthropology and holds a master's in social psychology. In her work, the personal and the political are inseparably linked. Her latest film, The Edge of Democracy (2019), was nominated for an Academy Award. Marina Otero
(Buenos Aires, 1984. Lives and works in Madrid) is a choreographer, director, performer, author and teacher. Andrea, Recordar 30 años para vivir 65 minutos, Fuck me and Love me are part of Recordar para Vivir, an endless project that will end on the day of her death. Her shows have been presented and awarded around the world. Maruja Bustamante
(Buenos Aires, 1978) is an Argentine actress, director, playwright and singer. Since 2015 she has been curator of the Performing Arts area at the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas and a teacher at the Escuela Metropolitana de Arte Dramático in Buenos Aires. Brigitte Vasallo
(Barcelona, 1973) is a writer and researcher focused on the mechanisms of belonging and otherness, with a particular interest in sexual difference and the memory of the rural diaspora. Her work has been translated into many languages, and she teaches as a visiting professor at universities that would not accept her as a student.
2023
Vivi Tellas
(Buenos Aires) is a theater director, researcher and curator. She is the creator of biodrama, a genre of documentary theater that brings the lives of real people to the stage, and of Proyecto Archivos, collected in the book Biodrama, Proyecto Archivos. Seis documentales escénicos (2017). She received the Belknap Fellowship from Princeton University's Humanities Council (2014), where in 2023 she was a Visiting Fellow in the Program in Latin American Studies. She is currently researching theatricality in the life and work of poet Alejandra Pizarnik. Nahuel Perez Biscayart
(Buenos Aires, 1986) is an actor. His work includes Grand Central (Rebecca Zlotowski, 2014, Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard), Je suis à toi (David Lambert), See You Up There (2017, Albert Dupontel) and BPM (Beats per Minute) by Robin Campillo (Grand Prix, Cannes 2017), for which he received the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2018. In 2024 he starred in Kill the Jockey (Luis Ortega, Horizontes Latinos Award at San Sebastián). Inés Efrón
(Mexico City, 1984) is an Argentine actress. She made her debut in Glue (2006) by Alexis Dos Santos and gained recognition with XXY (2007) by Lucía Puenzo, for which she won the Silver Condor for Best Actress and the Best Actress award at the Cartagena Film Festival. She has worked with directors such as Lucrecia Martel (The Headless Woman, 2008), Daniel Burman (Empty Nest, 2008), Lucía Puenzo (The Fish Child, 2009) and Gustavo Taretto (Sidewalls, 2011). Luz Peuscovich
(Argentina) is an artist and astrologer based in Berlin. Since 2009 she has developed art projects in countries such as Japan, the United States, Norway, Brazil, Germany, England, Mexico, Panama, China and India. Since 2012 she has worked as an astrologer and mentor to artists. Since 2019 her research has focused on crystal growth on mineral bases and on the history, mythology and physics of the stars. Brigitte Vasallo
(Barcelona, 1973) is a writer and researcher focused on the mechanisms of belonging and otherness, with a particular interest in sexual difference and the memory of the rural diaspora. Her work has been translated into many languages, and she teaches as a visiting professor at universities that would not accept her as a student.
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Albertina Carri
(Buenos Aires, 1973) is a filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. She studied photography, screenwriting and directing, and worked for six years as a camera assistant and camera operator before directing. Her first feature, No quiero volver a casa (2000), premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Her films include The Blonds (2003), Géminis (2005, Cannes), La rabia (2008), Cuatreros (2016, Berlinale) and The Daughters of Fire (2018), awarded Best Argentine Film at BAFICI. She founded Asterisco, Argentina's international LGBTIQ film festival.