Gestures To Break An Image

2026

  • documentary
  • archive, surveillance footage
  • 15 minutes

Directed by Mayra Villavicencio.
Produced by Bajo Tierra.
Sound Design and Mixing by Cocompi.

A woman wanders through the streets of Lima, Peru, using Google Street View. Faced with surveillance footage documenting state violence during the protests of 2022 and 2023, she is confronted with a question: what is to be done with these images?

APRECI Award for Best Peruvian Film at Lima Alterna International Film Festival 2026

Jury Special Mention for Latin American and Caribbean short films at FIC Valdivia 2026

Official Selection in BFI London Film Festival
Category: Experimenta (UK – 2026)

Official Selection in FIC Valdivia
Category: Latin American and Caribbean short films (Chile – 2026)

Official Selection in FID Marseille
Category: Flash competition (France – 2026)