Uruguay Movies

A tale about May 20 in Uruguay. For the headmaster, it is a day of family birthdays; for many, like her 91-year-old neighbor Marta, the date is about...

A film by Ricardo Romero Curbelo, produced by Cimarrón, is one of the few films made in Uruguay with historical recreation and in rural areas....

Blending archival footage, personal testimony and a decades-long search for answers, Melissa Saavedra Gil transforms a childhood tragedy into a...

A documentary that exposes the absence of sexual protection methods for women who have sex with women, exploring the causes and consequences of this...

An anti-extractivist autobiography. A moving photo album from my childhood in the south.

En marcha, by Alberto Miller, made c. 1966. During the second half of the 1960s, the Unión de Trabajadores Azucareros de Artigas (UTAA)...

When a serial killer steps into the darkness of your mind, reality can be confusing, altered, and chilling. Even more so when his victims announce a...

Ema arrives to a beach house. As she explores each room, she awakens the past. She travels through her grandmother's words while the empty space ends...

Mateo dreams of becoming a violinist. To fulfil that dream, he settles in Montevideo and shares a flat with his partner and friends in the city...

A grandson delves into his past to rescue the memory of his grandfather, a prolific painter from Mercedes. Much of his work is still in his home...

Laura’s story unfolds in Miguelete, Colonia, Montevideo, and Spain, interwoven with memories of her sister and niece. A sex worker, she...

Ana, a shy young woman trapped in the monotony of her job at a mate shop (a South American drink, similar to an infusion), finds solace in dancing...

A short documentary about the rise of Uruguayan indie band Carmen Sandiego, following the transformation of the project created by Flavio Lira and...

In this inspiring film, the stories of six people who live with HIV—either directly or indirectly—are portrayed. Through a journey into...

A story written by OTRAS. Sex workers union. Original content from Corpografías, narrating from the body.

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the future of the Cine Universitario del Uruguay. A director abandons his documentary due to safety concerns. Drawing...

When my father died, we took his ashes to the sea. We were ghosts, in the middle of summer.

A man who sought to leave his life's work, with the aim that his creations transcend the author, who stands out with enormous coherence in all his...