Luminous Shores
Paraguay, Argentina / Documentary, Experimental / 18'7" / Color / 2023
Thermal images expose the nocturnal movements in the middle of the Paraná River carried out by women workers – known as paseras – on the Argentinean-Paraguayan border. The work is a subversive collective testimony in resistance that narrates the conditions in which this cross-border activity has been carried out for 170 years.
Director: Maira Ayala
Script: Maira Ayala
Director of Photography: Maira Ayala
Producer: Maia Navas
Editing: Maira Ayala
CV
Maira Ayala was born in Paraguay in 1998. She has a degree in combined arts from the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste and develops her work mainly in video. She has worked as assistant director, field producer, and art director in audiovisual productions, including «Vyshyvanka» (Paraguay) and «Inheriting Hood» (USA). Maira collaborates with the Cinecable Association, which produces, promotes, and disseminates regional and Latin American cinema.
Filmography
Luminous Shores 2023
Festivals Attended
27th Winterthur International Short Film Festival
19th FestiFreak International Film Festival of La Plata
11th FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival
19th Latin American Short Film Festival Lapacho
10th Corriente Latin American Non-Fiction Film Meeting
27th Malaga Festival