Overview
- The festival named the documentary Best Film in its official competition, citing its audacity and craftsmanship.
- Jurors emphasized the work’s empathy and journalistic-cinematic rigor in examining the murder of Javier Chocobar in Tucumán, Argentina.
- The film is Martel’s first feature-length documentary and reconstructs the case and its legacy for Chocobar’s community.
- Coverage reports that judicial proceedings in the case did not begin until 2018 despite the killing being filmed and widely protested.
- Other LFF honors went to Vincho Nchogu (Sutherland Award, One woman, one bra), David Bingong (Grierson Award, The Travelers) and a special mention for Deming Chen (Always), as Martel’s film continues its festival trajectory after Venice and Morelia.