Lucila Mariani

Lucila Mariani

Director · Producer · Writer

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

Lucila Mariani is a filmmaker from and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her first short film, Wekwaindu (2018), was selected for the BFI Future Film Festival. Her second short film, Resonancias (Echoes, 2019), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and was subsequently selected for New Directors/New Films (presented by MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center) and BAFICI. Her third short film, Luna que se quiebra sobre la tiniebla de mi soledad (Moon That Cracks Over the Darkness of My Loneliness, 2022), premiered in the Pardi di Domani International Competition at the 75th Locarno Film Festival. Her debut feature film, Los Días Libres (The Days Off, 2026), premiered in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente competition at the Locarno Film Festival, winning a Special Mention.

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Representative Works

Echoes
Echoes
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Magopelusa_1028
Magopelusa_1028
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Domingo 33°
Domingo 33°
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Las Horas
Las Horas
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The Days Off
The Days Off
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A Common Crime
A Common Crime
6.3
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Wekwaindu
Wekwaindu
8.0
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Quisiera no sentir todo este ruido
Quisiera no sentir todo este ruido
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Echoes
2019Nominee

Best Picture

Echoes

Magopelusa_1028
2024Nominee

Best Writing

Magopelusa_1028

Domingo 33°
Nominee

Career Highlight

Domingo 33°

Career Highlights

The Days Off
2026Highlight

Best Director

The Days Off

A Common Crime
2021Highlight

Best Picture

A Common Crime