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On Her Feet

Her body is buried standing up, after being stolen and hidden away. But, one day, she awakes and breaks out of darkness. Screendance that through flamenco dance evokes the figure of Eva Perón.

  • Erica Gigena
    Director
  • Soledad Bustamante
    Director
  • Erica Gigena
    Writer
  • Soledad Bustamante
    Writer
  • Erica Gigena
    Producer
  • Soledad Bustamante
    Key Cast
  • Fernanda De Córdoba
    Original Music
  • Daniela Escolar
    Director of photography
  • Sofía Castro
    Audiovisual Direction
  • Natasha Arcuschin
    Film editor
  • Fernanda De Córdoba
    Song performed by
  • José Ausina
    Song performed by
  • Erica Gigena
    Costume Designer
  • Soledad Bustamante
    Costume Designer
  • Flor Costanzo
    Costume Designer
  • Cam Galán
    Make-Up Artist
  • Paula Monesterolo
    1st Camera Assistant
  • Gerónimo Prieto
    Gaffer
  • María José Pagani Maric
    Electrician
  • Gaspar Chaves
    Panther Operator
  • Paula Monesterolo
    Color Correction
  • Matías Cazamajou
    Sound Post-Production
  • Erica Gigena
    Production Designer
  • Soledad Bustamante
    Production Designer
  • Fernanda De Córdoba
    Sound Designer
  • Juan Manuel Benbassat
    Set Decorator
  • El Delirio Cine
    Distributor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    De Pie
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Screendance, Drama, Flamenco
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 20, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Danza Corporizada
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    November 2, 2023
    National Premiere
    Best Videodance - 2nd place
  • Festival Latinoamericano de Cortometrajes Imágenes Sociales
    La Rioja
    Argentina
    August 17, 2023
    La Rioja Premiere
    Special Mention of the Jury (Videodance Category)
  • Festival de Danza en Tecnópolis
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    February 22, 2023
    Official Selection (Out of Competition)
  • Lotus International Arts Festival (LIAF)
    North Vancouver
    Canada
    April 7, 2024
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 3º Festival de Cine del Fin del Mundo
    Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
    Argentina
    April 18, 2024
    Special Mention
  • XV Festival Internacional de Cine Al Este
    Lima
    Peru
    May 29, 2024
    Peru Premiere
    Official Selection
  • IV Festival Visualízame en tu memoria
    Pontevedra
    Spain
    May 8, 2024
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Places of Cultures Film Festival
    Río de Janeiro
    Brazil
    July 11, 2024
    Brazilian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 22° MonFilmFest, Giochi Di Cinema Senza Frontiere
    Casalborgone, Torino
    Italy
    July 4, 2024
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Muestra CAV (Circuito Argentino de Videodanza) - Programa de Conferencias Dance Studie Association DSA 2024 "Cartografías del movimiento"
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    July 27, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 6º Muestra de Cortometrajes Castillo de Jarabá
    Jarabá, Zaragoza
    Spain
    August 11, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 3º FAP · Festival Audiovisual de Pila
    Pila, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    August 22, 2024
    Official Selection
  • XI Intermediaciones Muestra Internacional de Videoarte & Cine Experimental
    Medellín, Antioquia
    Colombia
    October 8, 2024
    Colombian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 12º FAB · Festival Audiovisual Bariloche
    Bariloche, Río Negro
    Argentina
    September 30, 2024
    Winner - Best Videodance
  • Festival de cortos Cine Efervescente
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 21, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 1º Festival Encuadre
    Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 19, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 17º Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes Corto Rodado
    Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
    Argentina
    October 28, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 3º FRICC - Festivalito Rodante Itnernacional de Coreocinema
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
    November 1, 2024
    Uruguayan Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 4º Breaking Walls Dance Films
    El Cairo
    Egypt
    November 28, 2024
    African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 23º Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes Jujuy Cortos
    Jujuy
    Argentina
    October 21, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 5º Festival de Videodanza Cuerpo Mediado
    Rosario, Santa Fe
    Argentina
    November 15, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 11º Festival Itinerante Cine En Mi Barrio
    Popayán
    Colombia
    November 13, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 5º Festival Cine Bajo la Luna
    Ranelagh, Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    December 7, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 9º MiTS · Festival de Videodanza, Movimiento y Transformación Social de Barcelona
    Barcelona
    Spain
    December 13, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 30º Roma Short Film Festival
    Roma
    Italy
    December 7, 2024
    Italian Premiere
    Winner · Best Videodance
  • 5º FOCAT Festival Online De Cine Amateur
    CDMX
    Mexico
    December 30, 2024
    Winner · Best Cinematography
  • 2º Cine Zolhos: Exibição de Produções Independentes e Experimentais
    Sobral, Ceará
    Brazil
    February 6, 2025
  • 4º Mostra NAVE - Cinema Experimental
    San Pablo
    Brazil
    February 14, 2025
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • El Delirio Cine
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
  • El Delirio Cine
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Erica Gigena, Soledad Bustamante

Érica Gigena and Soledad Bustamante are flamenco dancers, choreographers, and teachers. They were trained specifically in flamenco dance with Argentine masters, further perfecting their skills with leading figures in Spain. They established the "Karavan Space" where their Flamenco Dance School "Aula Flamenca" operates. Since 2018, they have been collaborating on artistic productions, among which "Aquellas mujeres" and the videodance "De pie" stand out.

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Director Statement

On her feet, take the historical-political idea that Evita's body was buried standing and hidden after being kidnapped, imagining that Eva awakens and emerges from the darkness was the main motivation. A woman buried standing suggests a heroine, one who never kneels, one who does not surrender, the eternal. Eva, upon awakening from the martyrdom to which she was subjected and surfacing, leads us to breathe, to liberate oneself, transporting us to a broader socio-cultural and current conceptual meaning.
Our narrative language is flamenco. It's an expression of deep emotions that carries within it an inherent strength, a sense of honor, pride, and dignity, where in the end, there is always a catharsis, a transformation. And this Eva is constructed from the depths of flamenco.
We decided that the work would be a videodance. The incorporation of the camera in a prominent place allowed us to create the idea of confinement, placing the spectator's eye on details and textures.