Synopsis
Pelu, in his thirties, is the modest projectionist of a municipal film club. Faced with the crisis, he must become the cinema’s night watchman and over time, it turns into his new home. Little by little, a small community begins to take shape inside the cinema after closing hours. It consists of a group of “naranjitas” (informal parking attendants) who sleep there and, eventually, become his closest friends, along with Vale, a former classmate who uses the space to record OnlyFans videos. The precarious economic conditions in which they live are also part of a broader crisis that threatens to shut down the cinema and put their small community at risk.
Presented by the team
Filmmaker
Ramiro Sonzini
He is a film editor, director, and critic. He founded the magazine La vida útil and the Semana Mundial de la Cinefilia de Córdoba (Argentina). In 2021, he co-directed the short film My Last Adventure with Ezequiel Salinas, which won the Grand Prize in the International Competition at BAFICI and the Silver Spike at SEMINCI.
Filmography: The Night Is Fading Away (co-directed, 2025, D'A 2026), My Last Adventure (short, co-directed, 2021)
Ezequiel Salinas
He is a filmmaker and cinematographer. He is a production technician in audiovisual media, a graduate of the National University of Córdoba. He has worked as a cinematographer and camera operator on several feature films, including Julia and the Fox, by Inés María Barrionuevo. In 2019, he was selected for the Berlin Talents program as a cinematographer. He forms a creative duo with Ramiro Sonzini.
Filmography: The Night Is Fading Away (co-directed, 2025, D'A 2026), My Last Adventure (short, co-directed, 2021), Suquía (short, 2019)
Awards and festivals
Special Jury Award
SEMINCI VALLADOLID FILM FESTIVAL
Best Direction
DOCLISBOA FILM FESTIVAL
Cidade de Lisboa Grand Prize for Best Film
Poster
