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STANDING AND WATCHING | 2025

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Argentina - 15'

Rafael (28) is a poet living with his best friend. He has a dreary job in a gray office and a worn-out boyfriend whom he doesn't love but cares for. The city is collapsing under a heatwave that is causing adults to decay, but it also gives them the chance to feel once again.

Script and direction: Renzo Cozza

Production Companies: Esquimal Cine, Febrero Cine, Aurora Cine, Florencia Clérico

Executive Production: Cecilia Pisano, Lucía Dellacha, Florencia Clérico, Laura Huberman, Renzo Cozza

Director of Photography: Sofía Sarasola

Costume: Oliver Harris

Editing: Marina Iglesias

Sound Design: Alex del Río

Image post-production: Inés Duacastella

Sound Design: Miranda Johansen

Music: ZubSonido

Cast: Rafael Federman, Felipe Saade, Paula Grinzpan, Mariel Fernandéz, Laila Maltz, Federico Dopazo, Lorenzo Bigliardi, Vicente Strubin Cotin, Muchacho

Festivals

  • BAFICI (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) (Argentina, 2025)
  • ESPACIOQUEER (Argentina, 2025)
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata | Competencia Central (Colombia, 2025)
  • Avilés (España, 2025)
  • Llamale H - Festival Internacional de Cine sobre Diversidad Sexual y de Género (Uruguay, 2025)
  • FestCurtasBH – Festival Internacional de Curtas de Belo Horizonte | Sección Mal dos Trópicos (Brasil, 2025)
  • Asterisco Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTIQ+ (Argentina, 2025)

    • Short Films