In the near future, during an endless summer break and with a solar eclipse approaching, 12-year-old girl Bego struggles to find her place within her family and among girls her age. You can already feel that The Days Off (Los días libres), Argentine filmmaker Lucila Mariani’s first feature, touches on female identity and coming-of-age themes. But there is also a technology and virtual worlds aspect that comes into play. Just read this part of a synopsis: “As the moon ‘eclipses’ animals and people around her, Bego meets REN__, an online friend, and through her discovers ‘shifting, a practice in which teenagers believe they can access…
