The Nights

Original Title: Las Noches

Runtime: 83'

Expected Release: November 2026

Production Stage: Post-production

1st Feature: Yes

Looking for: Festivals, sales agents, distributors, gap financing

Synopsis:

As a contemporary Scheherazade, night after night, La Pichi turns her life into stories. Born on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in a body and a territory pushed to the margins, she uses humor, imagination, and irreverence to reclaim her voice and identity. Built as a cinematic book of nights, the film traces an intimate journey from imposed shame to pride, pleasure, and the possibility of being loved, where storytelling becomes her power to survive.

Director’s Profile:

Ana Bovino is an Argentine director and producer who holds a BA in Political Science and a BA in Film Directing from Universidad del Cine, as well as an MA in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra University. She was selected for the Sundance Institute Latine Scholarship (2025) and the Film Programme at the Torcuato Di Tella University (2024). Her debut feature documentary The Nights has received multiple national and international support, including participation in Visions du Réel WIP section.
She is a partner at Sete Léguas Filmes (Rio de Janeiro) where she is producing the documentary Zicartola: A Alvorada do Samba, recently awarded a production grant. She also co-directs the French documentary À l’ombre de la mine with social scientist Doris Buu-Sao, for which she was selected as artist-in-residence by Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in 2025. She is now developing her second feature film, Silver Bird, awarded a grant by Mecenazgo Cultural (Argentina).

 

Producer’s Profile:

Natalia de la Vega is an Argentine producer with over a decade of experience in documentary and fiction, with a strong focus on international co-productions and festival-driven projects. She studied Image and Sound Design at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and completed training at Talents Buenos Aires and Good Pitch.
As producer and executive producer, she has worked on more than ten feature films, most of them international co-productions supported by INCAA, Ibermedia, ICAA (Spain), ICAU and FONA (Uruguay), and CORFO (Chile). Her work focuses on close collaboration with filmmakers and the development of author-driven projects for international circulation.
Selected films include Mala Reputación (2024, Sheffield Doc/Fest), El Legado (2023, Hot Docs), La Protagonista (2020, Mar del Plata IFF) and El vals de los inútiles (2015, Locarno).
In progress: Las Noches (post-production) and Los Jóvenes (development).