Casas Muertas

Name: Casas Muertas
Start: 2026-05-14
End: 2026-05-14
Location: Violet Crown Austin

genres:

Documentary

Female-Directed

Politics

Three generations of Venezuelans exiled inside their own country - trapped and submerged at the whim of the barbarians who govern it. Isabel, Jesús, Darwin and Juan Pablo's parents survive by resisting, desperate and cornered between flight, hunger for justice, and resilience.

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DIRECTOR(S)Rosana Matecki

DIRECTOR(S) BIOGRAPHYRosana is a Venezuelan-Canadian documentary writer, director and producer with 30+ years of experience. Her award-winning work explores experimental forms across Latin America and Canada. Her recent work includes the short Saturday Night (NFB), and her fourth feature, Casas Muertas, premiered at Hot Docs 2025. Founder of Kiiskakuna Producciones, she has produced over a dozen films screened at leading festivals and markets.