Born in 1984 in La Paz, Kiro Russo studied at FUC Buenos Aires. His debut feature, Viejo Calavera (Dark Skull), was selected in more than 80 festivals and won 23 awards including the Special Mention of the Jury in Locarno in 2016, the Grand Prize in Cartagena FF, and the Special Mention in San Sebastián FF. Shot in Super 16mm, The Great Movementis his second feature film and won the Special Jury Prize in the Orizzonti section of Venice in 2021.
Kiro RUSSO
1984 (La Paz)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Films programmed at the festival
The Great Movement
(El Gran Movimiento)
(El Gran Movimiento)
by Kiro RUSSO
Dark Skull
(Viejo calavera)
(Viejo calavera)
by Kiro RUSSO