VLASTA, THE MEMORY IS NOT EVERLASTING

COUNTRY: AR, IT

YEAR/DURATION: 2025. • 80′

documentary

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Festivals and awards

Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025 – Special Mention

Synopsis

Vlasta, The Memory Is Not Everlasting is a documentary about Vlasta Lah, the first woman to direct a sound film in Argentina. Through a detective-style investigation, the filmmakers reconstruct her life journey—from her childhood in a country torn apart by war and her emigration to Argentina, to her rise as one of the most prominent assistant directors at San Miguel Studios, and ultimately to the historic moment when she became the first woman to direct a sound film in Argentine cinema.

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About the directors

Candela Vey (Buenos Aires, 1985) is an Argentine filmmaker, screenwriter, film researcher, and university lecturer. Her work focuses on film history and the role of women in audiovisual culture. Together with film historian Martín Miguel Pereira, she conducted extensive research into the life and work of Vlasta Lah, a pioneer of Argentine cinema. Their collaboration resulted in the book Por ser mujer: La biografía de Vlasta Lah and the documentary film Vlasta, the Memory Is Not Everlasting (2025).

Martín Miguel Tino Pereira (Buenos Aires, 1983.) (Buenos Aires, 1983) is an Argentine historian, film researcher, critic, and documentary filmmaker. His work focuses on the history of Argentine cinema, film heritage, and documentary film. He has published film criticism and scholarly articles and has participated in numerous research projects dedicated to film history. He is the co-author of the biography of Vlasta Lah and the documentary film Vlasta, the Memory Is Not Everlasting (2025).

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Moderator: Boško Picula

Participants: Alemka Lisinski, Pablo de Vita (film critic), and the filmmakers Candela Vey and Martín Miguel Tino Pereira.

Screenings

• • INK – THURSDAY 16.7.2026.

    19:00

FREE ENTRANCE