Interview: Agustina San Martín – To Kill The Beast

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An already celebrated filmmaker (and cinematographer) on the fest circuit due to her short films that landed in Berlinale and Cannes, Matar a la bestia (To Kill the Beast) receives it world premiere launch at this year’s Toronto Intl. Film Festival. It’s a moody, atmospheric piece of cinema – a sensorial dive into a double search of sorts – peering into lost family and one’s identity. Argentinean filmmaker Agustina San Martín utilizes the gaze — generously creative degrees (think early Julio Medem).

A debut that explores the central young adult character through her relationships and set of fears, the text then takes hold of what is lurking out there in the woods – man or beast and tames it. I had the chance to sit down with the filmmaker in Toronto – only had the chance to touch upon some brief points — but there is a lot of matter in this film.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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