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Where the Trees Bear Meat

Year
2024
Country
Argentina, USA, Spain
Duration
73’
Director
Alexis Franco
In Argentina’s heartland, a prolonged drought threatens to extinguish the gaucho way of life, and the land now bears the heavy burden of dying livestock. Omar, a hardworking cattle rancher, struggles to keep his cows alive, we witness the heart-wrenching decisions he must make to save what little remains. Meanwhile, Omar's 93-year-old mother has begun making plans for her own departure.
CREW:
Director: Alexis Franco
Producer: Nadia Martínez (Argentina), Roberto Minervini, Denise Ping Lee, Alexis Franco (USA), Inés Massa (Spain)
Cinematographer: Carlos Corral
Sound: Bernat Fortiana Chico
Production
Nadia Martinez Produccion (Argentina), Pulpa Film (USA), Primo Content (Spain)
Sales:
Split Screen
Director
Alexis Franco
Alexis Franco was born in Argentina and currently lives in the United States, working in both cinema and architecture. He has worked with renowned film director Roberto Minervini as Assistant Director on numerous projects with worldwide recognition, including Stop the Pounding Heart, The Other Side, and What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire? Franco currently works as an architect at Collaborative Designworks, a design firm whose projects have been awarded and recognized nationally. Where the Trees Bear Meat is Franco’s first feature film, shot in Argentina.
Selected Filmography
Where the Trees Bear Meat (2024)
Hall «KINOMAN»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Q&A
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Tuesday
10 June 2025
19:20
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Wednesday
11 June 2025
13:00
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
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Year
2024
Country
France
Directors
Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori
Duration
84’
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Year
2024
Country
Poland
Director
Agnieszka Zwiefka
Duration
84’
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Limits of Europe
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Limits of Europe
Year
2024
Country
Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
Director
Apolena Rychlíková
Duration
98’
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Year
2024
Country
Romania, South Korea
Director
Andra MacMasters
Duration
89’
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My Sweet Child
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Year
2025
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Maarten de Schutter
Duration
58’
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Year
2024
Country
Hungary
Director
Anna Rubi
Duration
73’
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The Family Approach
Year
2024
Country
Germany
Director
Daniel Abma
Duration
91’
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Year
2025
Country
Lithuania
Director
Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Duration
80’
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2000 Meters to Andriivka
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2000 Meters to Andriivka
Year
2025
Country
USA, Ukraine
Director
Mstyslav Chernov
Duration
106’
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