LIGHT YEARS
Film - Homage | Retrospective Lucrecia Martel Filmfest 2018

LIGHT YEARS

Directed by Manuel Abramovich

Info

Director: Manuel Abramovich
Section: Homage | Retrospective Lucrecia Martel
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Spain
Year: 2018
PT: AÑOS LUZ
OT: AÑOS LUZ
Language: Spanish
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Lucrecia Martel, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Gustavo Bohm, Juan Minujín
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

LIGHT YEARS

When asked by her colleague Manuel Abramovich whether he could film the director during the shooting of ZAMA, her current film, Lucrecia Martel said she was light-years away from being the main character in a film. But then she consented. This is how the documentary AÑOS LUZ came about. The film offers a wonderful impression of the work of the very sensitive and calm director. We see Martel as she carefully discusses and selects props, assesses the make-up, and works intensely with the actors on set. She has precise ideas and focuses intently on her vision — always wearing her characteristic cat-eye glasses and holding a cigar in her hand.

Meet the director

LIGHT YEARS

Manuel Abramovich

Manuel Abramovich is a filmmaker and cinematographer. Born in 1987, he currently lives and works in Buenos Aires. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica and participated in Berlinale Talents in 2012. His short film LA REINA was screened at over 150 international festivals and won 50 awards. His first feature film SOLAR premiered at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente. In 2016 he received a scholarship from the European Media Artists in Residence Exchange to develop his next project in Halle, Germany which he intends to shoot in Berlin.

Credits

Screenplay: Manuel Abramovich
Director of Photography: Manuel Abramovich
Film Editor: Iara Rodríguez Vilardebó
Sound: Sofía Straface
Producer: Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Christina Vachon
Production Company: Rei Cine, Bananeira Filmes, El Deseo, Patagonik, MPM Film, Canana, Lemming Film, KNM, O Som e a Fúria, Louverture Films, Schortcut Films, Telecine, Bertha Foundation, Perdomo Productions, Picnic Producciones, Punta Colorada de Cinema
Co-Producer: Vania Catani, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera, Alejandro Cacetta, Marie-Pierre Macia, Claire Gadéa, Pablo Cruz, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna u.a.
World Sales: Rei Cine SRL