Self-portrait at 13

Autorretrato a los 13

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Partly the video diary of a 13-year-old boy, partly a mother’s recordings of her news broadcasts, this is a fully original, delirious and energetic snapshot of Ecuadorian identity.

A room, a Virgin Mary, toothpaste ads, bikinis, the Ecuador-Peru war, Venezuelan soap operas, late-night news, the devil and the sun — a child innocently discovers cinema. A feverish video mix reflects on Ecuadorian identity at the turn of the century. A mother and her son use the same video tapes to record themselves in parallel timelines, overlapping different impressions of the world. Images from the 1990s reveal to us a world still failing to solve the same old problems.


This film will screen as part of the programme Shorts: Where We Find Ourselves.

Film details

  • Director(s)
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Country(s)
    Ecuador
  • Year
    2025
  • Duration
    18 mins
  • Executive producer(s)
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Producer(s)
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Cinematography
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Editing
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Sound
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Language(s)
    Spanish
  • Subtitles
    English Subtitles Throughout
  • Sales Company
    Oscar X. Illingworth
  • Certification
    Unclassified 18+

Book tickets

Shorts: Where We Find Ourselves + Q&A
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Showroom - Bertha DocHouse Screen 3
Q&A with directors Michael Sherrington, CJ Mahony, Lewis Hetherington, Iber Deari, Mirsad Abazi, Asma Kabadeh. Moderated by Jamie Allan.
Shorts: Where We Find Ourselves + Q&A
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Curzon - Screen 2
Q&A with directors Michael Sherrington, CJ Mahony, Lewis Hetherington, Iber Deari, Mirsad Abazi, Asma Kabadeh. Moderated by Ai Narapol.

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