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?

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