Written and Directed by Michael Taylor Jackson

YANKEE, a naïve American backpacker, travels to Buenos Aries for a good time: cheap wine, mate and empanadas. First he visits the tomb of his childhood hero, Hipólito Bouchard, an Argentine pirate who conquered California in 1818. Yankee’s trip turns unexpectedly when he is robbed of his money and passport. With the U.S. embassy closed, Yankee has nowhere else to go but the cemetery where he sleeps next to the dead pirate. The next day, Yankee meets a gang of drugged-out actors called BAJO NARANJA who live together in a polyamorous relationship inside an abandoned warehouse. The group invites him back to their lair on the condition that he perform the role of Henry Kissinger in their play. Yankee agrees, despite not knowing who Kissinger even is. During the rehearsals, Yankee discovers how the United States corroborated in Argentina’s State Terrorism of the 1970’s. But it isn’t until the group robs a bank that Yankee realizes their ambitions extend beyond art into anti-imperialist militancy. At this point, however, he feels guilty about his nation’s wrongdoings and yearns to redeem himself. While renewing his passport at the U.S. Embassy, Yankee plants a spy microphone that leads to the Ambassador being kidnapped and held hostage in a mysterious brothel in the suburbs. When the police crash the party, Yankee must decide whether or not to save his friends or use his country’s political force to save only himself.

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Directed by Emmanuel Cappellin

ONCE YOU KNOW is the intimate journey of director Emmanuel Cappellin across the abyss of a world at the edge of climate-induced collapse. His voyage into this uncharted territory is that of a whole generation turning to climate scientists, local democracy, grassroots initiatives, and mass rebellion in a courageous search for an exit.

Festivals: Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival (2020), Earth Day Film Festival - Earth's Choice Winner (2020), Hong Kong International Film Festival - Jury Prize, Golden Firebird Award (2020), Raindance Film Festival - Best Documentary Nominee (2020), Terra di Tutti Film Festival - Damslab Mention (2020)