Narcisa Hirsch Movies

on the image of a collage on the wall, the voice of a woman describes a man the interior space of a workshop that is not seen.

Narcisa Hirsch (Berlin, 1928), a pioneer of experimental cinema in Argentina, produced continuously in various media since the 60s. In the beginning,...

The life story of an artist. The fantasy of a poetic burial accompanied by friends of cinema.

Women in different situations of life, accompanied occasionally by images of nature. Men appear alone in different roles, like a ski athlete, a...

Many stars, only at night, illuminate the vast. Aigokeros is the Greek name for Capricorn, the sign of the zodiac, which is half goat and half fish...

Documentary about Jewish colonizers in Argentina.

Images from the texts of Rumi, 13th century Sufi poet.

Hirsch’s first steps in filmmaking were documentations of her performances and happenings in public spaces. These were collective actions,...

The camera takes in the Patagonian pastures, then the faces in an old warehouse, and transparent photos of Patagonian scenes. Everything is filtered...

An unpublished piece by this pioneer of experimental cinema with the participation of Elías Cherñajovsky and Sergio Levin.

A video letter that Hirsch made for Hans Hurch after attending the 2012 Viennale

The movie follows a group of children living in the streets in the city of Buenos Aires. The only day center working is the CAINA (Centro de...

This film is the testimony of men speaking to their own image. Each man, alone in a dark space, speaks to himself while watching his own projection....

The Super 8mm film “Muñecos” (1972) — shot by the artist, Leopoldo Maler and Carolee Schneemann — combines recordings...

a film by Narcisa Hirsch

"the speed of time dissolves thought"

Patagonia reflects Hirsch's close connection to Argentina’s natural world and the people around her.

The hands of Narcisa Hirsch, a nonagenarian, open another Super 8 film cartridge to load a camera. In what seems like a ritual of passing on a...

But in Rafael in Rio (1977), the stability between the voice and the images drifts, as well as their relationship. What we see is Maino diving into...