Nuestra Sombra
Germany, Argentina / Fiction / 20' / 4K / Color / 2024
Nuestra Sombra explores the eerie transformations of individuals amid environmental devastation, set against the backdrop of a solar eclipse over Misiones, Argentina. As the protagonist grapples with existential uncertainty, unseen forces seem to reshape reality itself. Blurring the line between the tangible and the supernatural, the film reflects on humanity’s decay and its consequences.
Director: Agustina Sánchez Gavier
Producer: Valerie-Malin Schmid
Script: Agustina Sánchez Gavier
Cinematographer: Constanza Sandoval
Editor: Agustina Sánchez Gavier
Music: Joel Jaffe
Sound: Henning Hein, Torsten Zumhof, Steffen Pfauth, Janis Ahnert
Cast: Marcia Majcher, Liliana Ojeda, Leon Kallsten, Ana Sedoff, Lorena Larrondo, Nino Barboza
Biography
Born in Argentina, Agustina Sánchez Gavier studied film at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany. Her graduation film Nuestra Sombra had its premiere at Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2024. Her previous works, such as Fuego Mudo, premiered at the Filmfest Dresden 2019, screened at La Mujer y el Cine Filmfest in MALBA Buenos Aires, The Bush Films in Brooklyn, New York, and at the Montreal Feminist Film Festival. Currently she is working on her first feature film.
Filmography
Nuestra Sombra (2024)
Fuego Mudo (2019)
Das Gewitter (2015)
Festivals Attended
Quinzaine des Cinéastes Cannes – World Premiere (2024)
Concorto Film Festival – Italy (2024)
Tirana International Film Festival – Albania (2024)
International Cinematographers' Film Festival MANAKI BROTHERS – Republic of Macedonia (2024)
Sedicicorto International Film Festival – Italy (2024)
ASUFICC – Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de Asunción – Paraguay (2024)
Castrovillari Film Festival – Italy (2024)
Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife – Brazil (2024)
Cairo International Film Festival – Egypt (2024)
Filmschoolfest Munich – Germany (2024)
Kurzfilmfestival Köln – Germany (2024)
Mar del Plata Film Festival – Argentina (2024)
Poitiers Film Festival – France (2024)
Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival – Greece (2024)
Festival de Cine de La Habana – Cuba (2024)
FICER – Festival Internacional de Cine de Entre Ríos – Argentina (2024)
Dhaka International Film Festival – Bangladesh (2025)
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – Germany (2025)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival – USA (2025)
A Kiss in the Desert – Egypt (2025)
Landshut Short Film Festival – Germany (2025)
Akbank Short Film Festival – Turkey (2025)
International Short Film Week Regensburg – Germany (2025)
Awards
Jury Special Award – Concorto Film Festival – Italy (2024)
Best Student Fiction Award – Tirana International Film Festival – Albania (2024)
Best Director Award – Dhaka International Film Festival – Bangladesh (2025)