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Satisfied

Matilde, a musical composer, feels betrayed by her friend Natalia, who sings a song of her own that was not finished in a bar. That will be the kickoff to another, much worse betrayal.

  • Nicholas Dieter
    Director
  • Nicholas Dieter
    Writer
  • Nicholas Dieter
    Producer
  • Mariángeles Bonello
    Key Cast
    "Matilde"
  • Yanina Gruden
    Key Cast
    "Natalia"
  • Juan Azar
    Key Cast
    "Joaquín"
  • Augusto Ghirardelli
    Key Cast
    "Pedro"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Satisfice
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 19° Festival de Cine Inusual de Buenos Aires
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 17, 2024
    National Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2º Santiago World Film Festival
    Santiago de Chile
    Chile
    December 18, 2024
    International Premiere
    Winner · Best Fiction Short Film
  • 5º FOCAT Festival Online De Cine Amateur
    CDMX
    Mexico
    December 30, 2024
    Mexican Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 1º Concurso de Cortometrajes · Shnit Buenos Aires / Feria Kokoro
    CABA
    Argentina
    March 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • 1º VE.cine · Festival Internacional de Cine de Villa Elisa
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    April 25, 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 - Nicholas Dieter

Nicholas Dieter studied Film and Sociology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil (2005). His early projects, still in Brazil, were documentaries on popular culture and instrumental music. In Argentina, he completed a Master's in Dramaturgy at the National University of the Arts (2017) and has since been dedicated to fiction projects, both in film and theater. The key theme of his work is the topic of unrequited love, influenced by Anton Chekhov and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. He is the screenwriter and director of Res (2020), short film (14’); Partir (2022), short film (24’); Si hablamos de amor (2023), short film (14’); Ritinha (2024), short film (12’); among others.

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Director Statement

The main idea in SATISFIED was to work on heartbreak as the only possibility to think about love: The pain of an expropriation, the impossibility of controlling the desire of the other. Matilde, the protagonist, could think: "I composed this song with my friend Pedro, whom I desire, at a moment of deep pain. However, my best friend, who set her sights on my suitor, deliberately decides to present it to an audience of acquaintances, singing the song accompanied by my ex-boyfriend Joaquin who also arranged the song." Natalia exposes her friend's pain and intimacy and on top of that, steals her suitor, Pedro. I was interested in constructing Matilde's expressive state in this short film: From what place does she gather the courage to sing the music with her ex-boyfriend Joaquin? In a dramatic comedy atmosphere, how does Matilde accumulate frustrations and desires for overcoming and resilience when feeling betrayed in public?