Vera and the Pleasure of Others

Sept 14, 2024
8 PM

Location
International Village

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Canadian premiere

Director

Romina Tamburello,
Federico Actis

Country

Argentina

Year

2023

Runtime

103 min

Languages

Spanish

Post-screening Q&A with actor Luciana Grasso.

Sexually explicit content

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Bisexual, Polyamory/Non-monogamy, Queer, Questioning

Co-presented by

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

In this erotic coming-of-age comedy 17-year old Vera (Luciana Grasso) steals keys from her real estate agent mother to run a secret business renting out an apartment to her classmates who need a place to get intimate. Bored by the banal routine of high school and volleyball practice, she discovers a thrilling outlet in her side hustle as she covertly eaves drops on her clients’ most private moments. Listening to other people’s pleasure unexpectedly allows Vera to gain an understanding of her own desires. However, just as she begins to develop a sexual appetite of her own, Vera’s pleasure gets interrupted.

This uplifting and steamy tale of sexual awakening and teenage voyeurism is the impressive feature debut of Argentinian writer-directors Romina Tamburello and Federico Actis. It features a pulsating pop soundtrack and an unforgettable performance by Luciana Grasso.

Join us after the screening for the FUEGO/FOGO afterparty at The Birdhouse, co-presented by the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival! Free entry with tickets to this screening.

ARTIST BIO

Federico Actis

Federico Actis is a director, screenwriter, and producer at Pez Cine. He directed the fiction short film ‘The Cable Cars’ and the documentary feature ‘The Architecture of Crime’. He has worked as a scriptwriter for cultural television at Santa Fe Signal and Encuentro Channel. Federico has also been selected to participate in the Berlinale Talent Campus. Currently, he is developing his next feature film, ‘The Men of the Plain’.

Romina Tamburello

Romina Tamburello is an actress, screenwriter, and director. She is the author of the plays ‘Black Eyed Women’ and ‘Jet Lag’. Additionally, she works as a scriptwriter for the fiction series ‘Round’ and as a director of the short film ‘Rage,’ which has participated in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. Furthermore, Romina wrote and directed the documentary series ‘Catalina, The Woman With The Flag’ for Encuentro Channel. Recently, she published her first novel, ‘The Devil’s Widow’, and is currently working as the showrunner for its television adaptation.

CREDITS

Cast

Luciana Grasso

Producer

Santiago King

Writer

Romina Tamburello,
Federico Actis