Autlook has boarded as world sales agent for documentary “The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer,” which will have its world premiere in the Filmmakers of the Present Competition at Locarno Film Festival. Variety debuts a clip from the film here.
The film was partially financed by Mubi, which has retained U.K./Ireland and North America rights.
“The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer” is the feature debut from photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti, and was filmed over 25 years. It follows Guillermina and Belinda, two inseparable cousins growing up on neighboring farms in Argentina’s Pampas.
Beginning in 1999, when the girls are just nine, Sanguinetti captures their childhood games of make-believe slowly giving way to the weight of adulthood – work, family, motherhood and diverging paths. Set against the rural landscape of the Argentine Pampas, the film offers “an intimate, female-centred counterpoint to the region’s male-dominated gaucho mythology, becoming a profound meditation on time, friendship and what endures,” according to a statement.
The film is produced by Julia Solomonoff, and co-produced by Mubi and Impact Partners.
