MARTÍN REJTMAN

Silvia Prieto and Shakti

Feb. 02 2021

Virtual Event

MARTÍN REJTMAN studied filmmaking at New York University. Before his debut feature, Rapado (1992), he wrote and directed two medium-length films: Doli vuelve a casa (1984-2004) and Sitting on a Suitcase (1986). Later he made Silvia Prieto (1999); Los guantes mágicos (2003); the documentary Copacabana (2006); Entrenamiento Elemental para Actores, co-directed with Federico León (2008); Dos disparos (2014) and Shakti, his latest film, a short from 2019.

In recent years, several retrospectives have been mounted of Rejtman’s work at venues including BAFICI; Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California; Festival de Valdivia; Harvard Film Archive; Jeonju International Film Festival, Corea del Sur; Lincoln Center, New York; Tabakalera, San Sebastián; Cinemateca Portuguesa, and the online platform MUBI, among others.

In addition to his filmic work, Martín Rejtman is also a writer. He published Rapado (Planeta, Buenos Aires, 1992), Treinta y cuatro historias, Velcro y yo (Planeta, Buenos Aires, 1996), Literatura y otros cuentos (Interzona 2005/ Random House Mondadori 2018), and Tres Cuentos (Mondadori, 2012), among other books. In 2018 he was awarded with the Premio Nacional de Cultura for the script of the film Dos disparos. He’s currently shooting a documentary, Riders, and preparing a new feature film, The Practice.