Film

The Phantom

1h 36m

Two female producers are commissioned to create a short documentary for an exhibition dedicated to Rubén Santantonín, an elusive figure of the Argentine avant-garde who died very young, in the late 1960s. However, the client imposes one unexpected condition: the video must be made together with David Lamelas, Santantonín’s former collaborator and today an internationally recognized figure of conceptual art. At first, the plan seems clear and limited in scope: Lamelas, accompanied by a young film crew, gathers archival materials, documents the few surviving works, and interviews curators and major artists – such as Luis Felipe Noé and Marta Minujín – who, along with Santantonín and Lamelas, peopled the legendary scene at the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella. Lamelas gradually realizes that reconstructing the story of his friend also means confronting a series of gaps and contradictions.

David Lamelas

Himself

Constanza Feldman

Rocío

Victoria Baldomir

Rosario

Carmen Iriondo

Reneé

Manuel Atwell

Fede

Luis Felipe Noé

Marta Minujín

Leopoldo Maler

• David LamelasDirector
• Ignacio MasllorensDirector · Director of Photography · Editor
• Agustín MendilaharzuWriter
• Walter JakobWriter
• Laura CitarellaProducer
• Verónica BalduzziDirector of Photography
• Sofía Di PaolaEditor

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 36m