ANOCHE CREí QUE NADABA
Direction: Catalina Torres Puentes
2026 Drama Feature Film Development/production
Synopsis:
A heat wave strikes a seaside resort in Uruguay. Vera and her grandmother Tere spend the last summer days together, but this vacation is different. Tere insists on betting at the casino, caring for her best friend Elsa, and drinking whisky. As tourists leave, what remains unspoken has the same effect as the heat: it suffocates and keeps away from sleeping.
Bio Director:
Uruguayan artist, writer, and filmmaker, interested in exploring the complex relationship between people and their environment, focusing on identity formation and issues of gender and LGBT+ communities. She graduated from the Andy Goldstein Creative Photography School in Buenos Aires in 2019, and later pursued a degree in Documentary Film at the National University of San Martín. She holds a master's degree in Photography and Society from the Royal College of Art in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2020, she wrote and directed the short film Yo no elegí París (I Didn’t Choose Paris), which was selected for international festivals such as the First Filmmakers Sessions in the UK and the Argentine Film Festival, Festival de Cine Austral. Volver un día (Return One Day) is her first fiction short film, which premiered at LesGaiCineMad. Anoche creí que nadaba (Last Night I Thought I Was Swimming) is her feature film debut.
Awards:
Produire Au Sud (3 Continentes)
Cine Qua Non Lab
JIIFF Lab
Cuorum Morelia Queer Lab,
PROYECTA Ventana Sur
Funds Earned:
Fondo Fomento Producción - ACAU
Fondo Fomento Desarrollo - ACAU
Fondo PUA - ACAU
Fondo Ibermedia Codesarrollo
Characteristics:
Production:
Production Year: 2026
Duration: Feature Film
Status: Development/production
Type: Fiction
Eugenia Olascuaga Fierro
Gabriela Sabaté
Cast:
Script:
Catalina Torres Puentes
Production House:
Monarca Films, Sabaté Films
Contact:
eolascuaga@gmail.com