Roly Santos

Roly Santos is an Argentinean filmmaker graduated from CERC-ENERC (National Cinematographic School) and sociologist from UBA (Buenos Aires University). He shot in a lot of countries around the world. Makes his directorial debut with "How Silly we are grown up" a fiction feature (2000-Official Selection San Sebastian, IFF La Havana and IFF Figueira Foz). He was involved as producer and director in episodes films documentaries such as"Crisol" (Argentina 2011, 8 chapters x 28'), "Hi India" (India 2015, 5 chapters x 26'), "New Dubliners" (Ireland 2016, 5 chapters x 26') . He has got a "Mention" in IFF La Havana (Cuba) and "Best Director" and "Best Edition" awards for "Hands Together" (documentary feature) in Figueira Film Art (Portugal 2015). With Italian partners made "Caffè Sospeso" (feature documentary released by Netflix in 2018). Produced and Directed "Dedalo" Fiction film episodes (8 chapters x26'), and 2019 a fiction feature "Water Pigs", in co-production between Argentina and Brazil. Roly Santos, as a sociologist he taught about "labor rights" and "intellectual property rights" for technicians, directors, actors and musicians of the film industry worldwide. Author is also a member of "DAC" Argentine Directors, Argentores (scriptwriters) and 100autori (Italy).-

Hands together (2014)

Full-length documentary about the mystery of the hands of Che Guevara, Victor Jara and Juan Peron. What happened, what is hidden, what is known, what is unknown, and what about it’s the symbolic effects.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Boris Navia  •  Juan Coronel  •  Roberto Cuevas Ramirez  •  Eduardo Carrasco

Full-length documentary about the mystery of the hands of Che Guevara, Victor Jara and Juan Peron. What happened, what is hidden, what is known, what is unknown, and what about it’s the symbolic effects.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Boris Navia  •  Juan Coronel  •  Roberto Cuevas Ramirez  •  Eduardo Carrasco

Coffee for All (2017)

Just as "the fluttering of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side of the world" (according to the Chinese proverb) a coffee offered in Naples can be felt in Buenos Aires and replicated in New York. In the bars of threedifferent cities ofthe world, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos  •  Fulvio Iannucci
CAST:  Glodier Biedma  •  Martín Malharro  •  Elisabeth Cardiello

Just as "the fluttering of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side of the world" (according to the Chinese proverb) a coffee offered in Naples can be felt in Buenos Aires and replicated in New York. In the bars of threedifferent cities ofthe world, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos  •  Fulvio Iannucci
CAST:  Glodier Biedma  •  Martín Malharro  •  Elisabeth Cardiello

How silly are to grow up (2000)

Marcos (Gustavo Garzon), an existentially bored university lecturer, gets a grant to return to his birthplace to carry out biochemical research. There he meets old buddy Raul (Leo Masliah), who is now a priest. The story opens out to bring in their schooldays 20 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Gustavo Garzón  •  Laura Melillo  •  Leo Masliah  •  Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Marcos (Gustavo Garzon), an existentially bored university lecturer, gets a grant to return to his birthplace to carry out biochemical research. There he meets old buddy Raul (Leo Masliah), who is now a priest. The story opens out to bring in their schooldays 20 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Gustavo Garzón  •  Laura Melillo  •  Leo Masliah  •  Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Agua dos porcos (2020)

Gualtieri is an apathetic ex-cop, fighting himself, almost nothing excites him. That is why he accepts an easy job in the jungle of the triple border. Investigating how and why a person was killed becomes the key to revealing other truths that should be buried ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Roberto Birindelli  •  Mayana Neiva  •  Allana Lopes  •  Daniel Valenzuela

Gualtieri is an apathetic ex-cop, fighting himself, almost nothing excites him. That is why he accepts an easy job in the jungle of the triple border. Investigating how and why a person was killed becomes the key to revealing other truths that should be buried ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Roberto Birindelli  •  Mayana Neiva  •  Allana Lopes  •  Daniel Valenzuela

Águas Selvagens (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Roberto Birindelli  •  Allana Lopes  •  Leona Cavalli  •  Mayana Neiva

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DIRECTION:  Roly Santos
CAST:  Roberto Birindelli  •  Allana Lopes  •  Leona Cavalli  •  Mayana Neiva