The Waves to Come explores the migration crisis in Argentina through the story of Ahmed, a Nigerian refugee who arrives in the country hoping to find a better life. Fernando, a lawyer facing an existential crisis, decides to take his case and challenge the rules to help him. This short film invites us to reflect on migration, family reunification and human rights.
Programming
21st Ficdh
Las olas que vendrán
The Waves to Come
Argentina / 2025 / 17 min. / Fiction
Rated: Suitable for all audiences
Language: Spanish
Thematic: Inequality
Section: Migrants
Director: Agustín Berro Madero
Contact: agustin.berrom@gmail.com
Dates, times and locations:
Tuesday, June 17 / 7:30 p.m. / Alianza Francesa de Buenos Aires
Synopsis:
Trailer
Curatorial note:
Not only does the sea separate land, but also dreams and realities. Ahmed arrives in Argentina carried by a wave of invisible reasons and faces the coldness of the bureaucratic labyrinth. With an enveloping poetic efficiency, the short film manages to bring closer the shores of the migrant and the civil servant´s experiences. It reminds us that we are all navigators in the eternal sea of change, and that the stamp on a file hides traces of a deeper journey. Capucine Rolland
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