Manuel Embalse

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Buenos Aires, 1991. Member of Antes Muerto Cine collective. Build and destroy sounds and images in all possible ways. He has always been a self-manager, writes, assists, produces, edits, and also he’s a musician and sound designer.

Most Popular Manuel Embalse Trailers

Total trailers found: 25

The New Ruins Trailer (2024)

26 February 2024

An amateur archaeologist obsessed with e-waste records images and sounds over ten years. His research takes the form of a personal, playful and musical diary, crossing borders and archives.

The Day They Prohibited The Roast Trailer (2016)

11 March 2016

In a country where the consumption of meat is prohibited, a group of vegans face off against the last resistance of barbecue lovers.

Under the Flags, the Sun Trailer (2026)

25 March 2026

This fully archival journey through the 35 years of Alfredo Stroessner’s regime in Paraguay reveals unseen footage and explores one of the longest-running dictatorships in history, whose effects still resonate today.

Ski Trailer (2021)

05 March 2021

There is a monster in Lake Nahuel Huapi. At twilight, it spreads across the surface of the water like a taut cowhide, grabbing its victims with sharp claws.

The Despair of the Monkeys Trailer (2022)

31 December 2022

The first films of Patagonia - where I grew up - show a territory that no longer exists, as the araucarias, millenary trees from the Patagonian forests, were in part replaced by more productive pines.

Danube Trailer (2021)

20 November 2021

Argentina, 1968. In the midst of the Cold War, the dictatorship of Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-70) organizes the 9th Mar del Plata Film Festival in order to show the world its friendly face, while exercising censorship and repressing dissidence.

The Impossible Future Trailer (2021)

01 October 2021

Río Turbio Trailer (2020)

23 July 2020

According to the myth still in force in the coal towns of Patagonia, if a woman enters a mine, the earth becomes jealous.

Embopa Trailer (2020)

14 October 2020

Juan and Luciano find out some girls are staying in the neighboring house and decide to spy on them. The girls play hide and seek and start changing.

A Summer Love Trailer (2021)

01 October 2021

A young author sets off to Argentina to seek the lost fragments of her life story. Using the archival photographs and a personal narrative, this autobiographical reconstruction of a family history documents how world history shaped the outcome of one summer fling, the emergence of new families and their tragic separation.

Twice the Beast Trailer (2025)

05 April 2025

Authorities have prohibited access to a forest on the outskirts of the city. Strange vegetation has infested the area, and those who have been questioned report sightings of rare species, human-sized birds, or figures that appear and disappear.

Every Document of Civilization Trailer (2024)

26 June 2024

A look back at the murder of a teenager by the Buenos Aires police, through the words of his mother and her obsessive observation of the place of his forced disappearance.

El Perú es un lugar para morir Trailer (2026)

06 March 2026

Using footage filmed in Peru in 1950 by a foreigner, Víctor writes a letter to his son to question the country he will inherit: among heartbeats and ruins, he searches for a hope that still endures amid disillusionment.

Museum of the Night Trailer (2025)

14 March 2025

At the end of the 1960s, Argentine artist Leandro Katz participated in “Theatre of the Ridiculous”, an eccentric group linked to New York’s queer underground.

Ojalá pudiera decir la verdad Trailer (2024)

09 April 2024

After collecting multiple records related to a painful family tragedy, Victor dives into the archive3

MIREN FELDER Trailer (2024)

28 November 2024

Miren Felder died on top of a snowy mountain after a plane crash in 1977. The director discovers secret messages from her grandmother in photographs taken by her military grandfather and offers herself as a medium in a ritual to communicate with her.

Intersections Trailer (2025)

10 July 2025

The filmmaker decides to make a film in an attempt to remember a dream from his notes: at the crossroads of essay and diary, the film offers a sensitive investigation into the relationship between dreams, animals and the city.

Código abierto Trailer (2024)

02 May 2024

The Antes Muerto Cine collective presents an episodic film about nature, technology, politics, violence and affection; about times past and times to come, from the noisy, angry, rebellious present.

Encyclopedia Catalog Trailer (2020)

22 September 2020

One day, I found a box in the trash with super 8 cartridges and a book entitled “Catalog”. The images could be from a cameraman of the past or the future.

¿Qué hago en este mundo tan sonoro? Trailer (2023)

14 September 2023

Owner's Portrait Trailer (2018)

28 October 2018

"Owner's Portrait" is a documentary fable, with an atmosphere of science fiction: on a remote island, where there are no more humans or money left, lives a community of cats that transmits a libertarian message.

Internal Comms Trailer (2024)

05 September 2024

Meri unearths memories about Osvaldo, her father, a militant and leader of the Workers’ Party in Argentina.

What I'm Doing In This Visual World? Trailer (2020)

25 October 2020

What is it like to produce images in 2020 while blind? Zezé Fassmor is a Peruvian multidisciplinary artist living in Buenos Aires: "I do everything but see", says his biography on the social networks he uses.

La primera imagen de Marte Trailer (2023)

08 October 2023

Billinghurst Trailer (2024)

09 August 2024

A group of young writers, entangled in their relationships, argue about success, love, and death. The night's tide brings to light what was previously hidden and some weaknesses.