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Ongoing Cave

Air currents flow in and out over the Earth. The subterranean landscape shelters Italian and Cuban explorers from invasions and disasters. Survival in the inner atmosphere teaches to reduce the human activity from the surface. In the caves, life is slow.

  • Julián D'Angiolillo
    Director
    Cuerpo de letra (Embodied Letters), Hacerme feriante (Become a Stallholder)
  • Julián D'Angiolillo
    Writer
  • Lita Stantic
    Producer
    La ciénaga (The Swamp), Errante (Wanderer), Camila
  • Julián D'Angiolillo
    Producer
  • Julián D'Angiolillo
    Cinematography
  • Pablo Mazzolo
    Editor
    Las facultades (The Faculties)
  • Julián D'Angiolillo
    Editor
  • Mercedes Tennina
    Sound
  • Nicolás Varchausky
    Music
  • Rodrigo Noya
    3D Animation
  • Inti Herrera
    Associate Producers
    i4Films (Cuba)
  • Reymel Delgado
    Associate Producers
    i4Films (Cuba)
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La gruta continua
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Genres:
    Observational Documentary, Creative Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 25 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Cuba, Italy, Slovenia
  • Language:
    Italian, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DocLisboa
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    October 25, 2023
    World Premiere
    International Competition
  • Mar del Plata IFF
    Mar del Plata
    Argentina
    November 13, 2023
    Latin American Premiere
    Argentine Competition
  • Havana IFF
    La Habana
    Cuba
    December 14, 2023
    Official Selection
  • FICIC Cosquín
    Cosquín, Córdoba
    Argentina
    May 5, 2024
    Foco dedicado al director
  • commercial release in theaters
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    July 4, 2024
  • Mostra Ecofalante
    Sao Paulo, SP
    Brazil
    August 1, 2024
    Ibero-American Competition
  • Lima PUCP
    Lima
    Peru
    August 12, 2024
Director Biography - Julián D'Angiolillo

Julián D’Angiolillo (Argentina, 1976) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (UNA) and graduated from the Pridiliano Pueyrredón Fine Arts School and the Dramatic Arts School. He made the features Embodied Letters (2015) and Hacerme feriante (2010), and such shorts as Autosocorro and Suite Matanzas. His work has been shown at museums and local and international festivals. Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of "21 Argentine filmmakers for the 21st Century".

FILMOGRAPHY
-Hacerme feriante (2010) Become a Stallholder - 93'
-Cuerpo de letra (2015) Embodied Letters - 77'
-La gruta continua (2023) Ongoing Cave - 85'

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Director Statement

This film was conceived during several trips and encounters. A research initiated with the Argentinean Speleology Group (GEA) that led me to discover the School of Speleology in Cuba and Alby Cotti in Italy, who encouraged me to investigate air flows as a method of subterranean exploration. The continuities became evident on the way to decode this collective, cross-border culture.