Laura Citarella

Citarella was born in 1981 in La Plata, Argentina, and grew up Trenque Lauquen, 444 km (276 mi) from Buenos Aires City. Her work is heavily inspired by the summers spent in her hometown. She completed high school at Carlos N. Vergara in La Plata, Argentina and went on to attend the Universidad del Cine, from which she graduated with a degree in film directing in 2004.

Citarella and Verónica Llinás co-directed La mujer de los perros (Dog Lady), which garnered attention from international film festivals. Notably, it was an official selection for the Rotterdam Film Festival for 2015 and won Best Actress at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.

A sequel to Ostende (2011), the film continues the exploration of female subjectivity through the character of Laura, who disappears under ambiguous circumstances in a small Argentine town. The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in the Horizons section and later screened at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) and New York Film Festival, earning widespread critical acclaim. Notably, it won the Best Latin American Film at the Mar del Plata Film Festival. The film, spanning over four hours and presented in two parts, blends genres—mystery, romance, and political intrigue—while offering an homage to detective fiction and Argentine literary traditions.

References:

• Year — Title — Position • 1990 — Un elefante en banda — Actress • 2001 — La muerte de Ricardo Lee (Short) — Producer • 2002 — Canción para Ana (Short Documentary) — Editor, screenwriter • 2002 — Yakuza (Short) — Producer • 2005 — Love (Part One) — Assistant Director • 2005 — Jews in Space — Assistant Director • 2005 — Mi primera salida (Short) — Assistant Director • 2008 — Historias breves 5: Tres juntos (Short) — Composer, executive producer, screenwriter, • 2008 — Historias extraordinarias (Extraordinary Stories) — Actress, Assistant Director, Producer • 2009 — Historias breves 5 — Composer, director, executive producer, screenwriter • 2009 — Castro — Producer • 2010 — El escarabajo de oro — Production Coordinator • 2010 — Leisure — Producer • 2011 — The Student — Assistant Director, Production Coordinator • 2011 — Ostende — Director, screenwriter • 2011 — Tres fábulas de Villa Ocampo (Documentary short) — Producer • 2013 — The Parrot and the Swan — Executive Producer • 2014 — The Goldbug — Producer • 2014 — Ocio — Production Coordinator • 2015 — La mujer de los perros — Director, executive producer, screenwriter • 2018 — Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires (Documentary short) — Producer • 2018 — La flor — Producer • 2018 — La flor: segunda parte — Actress, producer • 2018 — La flor: tercera parte — Producer

• Year — Title — Notes • 2009 — Historias breves 5 • 2011 — Ostende • 2015 — La mujer de los perros • 2022 — Trenque Lauquen • TBA — Las Italianas — Pre-production

• Year — Title • 2002 — Canción para Ana • 2008 — Historias breves V: Tres juntos • 2013 — Yendo de la cama al living • 2023 — Eiko Ishibashi x Laura Citarella • 2023 — Trenque Lauquen • 2024 — El affaire Miu Miu