Official Trailer for ‘Chronicles of a Wandering Saint’ Argentinian Film
by Alex Billington
June 7, 2024
Source: YouTube
“She’s going to have to explain herself to the Lord.” Hope Runs High Films. has revealed an official trailer for an indie film from Argentina titled Chronicles of a Wandering Saint, which will be getting a limited theatrical release in the US soon. It premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year, and also played at other fests including Vancouver & Philadelphia. In a tiny Argentinian town, a pious yet competitive woman decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. Before the unveiling, an event illuminates the hidden magic of her world, forcing her to reevaluate everything she once took for granted. Described as “beautifully crafted, playful, and poignant, [the film] is an exploration of love, community, transcendence that finds reverence in the ordinary. In his feature debut, Buenos Aires-born, AFI-trained director Tomás Gómez Bustillo combines religion, magic, & folklore, along with a luminous performance by Monica Villa, to celebrate the absurdity of being human.” Co-starring Horacio Anibal Marassi. It was also nominated for 3 Indie Spirit Awards, and won an award at SXSW as well. This does indeed look like something special.
Full US trailer (+ poster) for Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s Chronicles of a Wandering Saint, on YouTube:
In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez (Mónica Villa), a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. After discovering a lost statue in the back room of her chapel, she convinces her neglected but loving husband to help her orchestrate a grand reveal that will finally anoint her as the most admired woman in town. But before the unveiling, a jarring turn of events illuminates the hidden magic of her world, forcing her to reevaluate everything she once took for granted. Chronicles of a Wandering Saint, originally known as Crónicas de una Santa Errante in Spanish, is written and directed by Argentinian filmmaker Tomás Gómez Bustillo, making his feature directorial debut after a few other short films previously. Produced by Gewan Brown and Amanda Freedman. This first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year. Hope Runs High will debut Chronicles of a Wandering Saint in select US theaters (NY & LA at first) on June 28th, 2024. For more details, visit their official site.
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