Inspired by the figure of Scheherazade, the narrator of ‘One Thousand and One Nights’, ‘The Nights’ is built around the act of narrating as a quiet, yet powerful, way of existance. Searching for an echo of that gesture in the present, the film follows La Pichi, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell stories, born on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in a body and a territory pushed to the margins. Like a contemporary Scheherazade, she uses humour and imagination to reclaim her identity and finds in storytelling her power to survive.
Ana Bovino
Argentine director and producer with a BA in Political Science and Film Directing (Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires) and an MA in Creative Documentary (Pompeu Fabra University). She was selected for the Sundance Institute Latine Scholarship (2025) and the Film Programme at Torcuato Di Tella University (2024). Her debut feature, ‘The Nights’ (2026), has received national and international support, including participation at Visions du Réel WIP and Cannes Docs. She is a partner at Sete Léguas Filmes (Rio de Janeiro) and is currently developing her second feature, ‘Silver Bird’, awarded a grant by Mecenazgo Cultural (Argentina).
