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Pereda; Nicolás

Direction, Art direction, Edition, Script, Music, Production, Sound
Nicolás Pereda is a filmmaker whose work delves into everyday life through fractured and elliptical narratives, blending elements of fiction and documentary. He often collaborates with the theater collective Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol and with actress Teresita Sánchez. His films have been shown in more than thirty retrospectives around the world at institutions such as Anthology Film Archives, Pacific Film Archive, Jeonju International Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival Cinematheque. His films have also been screened at international film festivals including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, and Toronto, as well as in renowned galleries and museums such as the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Since 2020, he has been a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Other Movies

Naza

Naza
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa
Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More

The Buzz

Zumbido
During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More

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