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Cannes 2025: Céspedes’ Film Tackles AIDS Bigotry, Wins Award

5/24/2025

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Diego Céspedes' poignant film "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo" captured the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, shedding light on the harsh realities of AIDS bigotry in 1980s Chile. The festival also celebrated Simón Mesa Soto's "A Poet" with the Jury Prize, while Tarzan and Arab Nasser took home Best Director for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza," and Harry Lighton won Best Screenplay for "Pillion."

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Diego Céspedes' poignant film "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo" captured the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, shedding light on the harsh realities of AIDS bigotry in 1980s Chile. The festival also celebrated Simón Mesa Soto's "A Poet" with the Jury Prize, while Tarzan and Arab Nasser took home Best Director for "Once Upon a Time in Gaza," and Harry Lighton won Best Screenplay for "Pillion."