Family Members

Los miembros de la familia

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Lucas and Gilda are reluctantly journeying together to the family’s beach house in order to pay their last respects to their mother, who has recently committed suicide. In their case though, no ash scattering is involved; just the disposal of a prosthetic hand into the sea… The next morning, they find themselves marooned in this lethargic town in Argentina’s Atlantic coast, due to a bus strike. During this imposed and fraught holiday, as if trapped in a timeless limbo, the two siblings are forced to confront their loss and bid farewell to their innocence.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Mateo Bendesky
Script: Mateo Bendesky
Cinematography: Roman Kasseroller
Editing: Ana Godoy
Sound: Santiago Fumagalli
Music: Santiago Palenque
Actors: Tomás Wicz, Laila Maltz, Alejandro Russek
Production: Volpe Films, Varsovia Films
Producers: Agustina Costa Varsi, Diego Dubcovsky, Mateo Bendesky
Art Direction: Mirella Hoijman
Costumes: Analía Bernabé
Make Up: Emmanuel Miño
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Argentina
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 86´
Contact: Patra Spanou Film Marketing & Consulting, film@patraspanou.biz
Awards/Distinctions: Special Mention – Cinema Jove - Valencia IFF 2019

Mateo Bendesky

Mateo Bendesky is a graduate of the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. His short films The Magnetic Nature and Together Alone were screened at numerous international film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto and Rotterdam. His first feature In Here took part in the official competition at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI), while his sophomore feature Family Members premiered at the Berlinale.

Filmography

2013 Acá adentro | In Here
2015 El ser magnético | The Magnetic Nature (short)
2017 Nosotros solos | Together Alone (short)
2019 Los miembros de la familia | Family Members