Discoveries from Chile World Cinema

Between documentary images of a craftsman in his workshop and spaces threaded with loose strands, Acabado, Permanente Inacabado constructs a living journey that questions the illusion of a finished work, insisting on the possibility of returning, unraveling and allowing the act of creation to bloom.

Two men are trying to rob the last person alive on the planet.

Old Chilean short film that premiered on 1902 at the Odеon Theater in the city of Valparaіso. Before the rediscovery of the short films of Luis Oddо Osorio, made in 1897, it was considered the oldest film in the country, and therefore the origin of Chilean cinema

You Will Never Be a Weye is a video performance by Chilean artistə Seba Calfuqueo inspired by the ancestral culture of the Machis Weyes, which, despite its vital role, was historically concealed after the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores on Chilean soil, and not accepted by the imported models of society, religion and patriarchy, despite his vital role for Mapuche people. Archival documents on Machis Weyes culture are almost completely non-existent, yet they are reported in the 1673 book El Cautiverio Feliz by the Spanish writer Francisco Ñúñez de Pineda y Bascuñán. In this book, he states referring to a Machi Weye: “He resembled Lucifer in features, size and costume. He wore no underwear because he was of those called hueyes”.

This film, which straddles the line between fiction and documentary, is based on the director’s own book, and explores the tension between personal memory and imagination. The author returns to his childhood, when he shared everyday adventures with his friend Zeta, with whom he observed the surrounding world from the treetops, and created fictional stories about their neighbours. Years later, these memories intertwine with a reconstruction of the last hours of Zeta’s life, who tragically died as a member of a bus crew.

After a year, Ariel tries to return to the passage where he grew up. Through a letter and a need to understand the reason and wherefores of things, he seeks to heal a deep wound that won't leave him alone.

Landscapes revealed themselves through text, paper through movement, while the sun gave them relief. This is a journey across found words, enunciating a discovery, their textures constructing the sea and the waves, in a travelogue from the first exploration, the first step over the sand towards the shore. “Amor” writes this joy to underline it in its time, captured on paper. This film has been composed through a scanner, and it’s the first chapter of the “Reír al Sol” series.

In this heartfelt re-enactment, Suni and Alondra discuss a return to their home in the Andes and what their future wedding could look like. Together, they contemplate blending their new experiences in the U.S., contemporary beliefs, and traditional ceremonial practices.

On a beach in southern Chile, a man lives in isolation, surrounded by a pack of dogs as his only companions. Half-heartedly, he tries to formulate an unspeakable secret.

An eminently intellectual meeting is interrupted again and again as the characters succumb to their fears, passions and desires.

As millions die each year from superbug infections, a Chilean scientist makes it her mission to find new antibiotics in the salt lakes of the Atacama Desert.

In the most inhospitable place on Earth, a group of scientists embarks on the most daring mission of their lives: to measure polar ice melt, study how Antarctic flora and fauna adapt, and search for clues that could help humanity survive the future. Defying extreme conditions, they combine adventure and science in research that links the ends of the world with our shared destiny.

Liten, a clay being who lives with his sick mother. One day he sees her in distress, goes to her aid, and as he gazes at one of her gem-memories, it cracks and falls. Liten tries to force the memory back, but realizes that he must cherish the time with his mother even if he doesn't remember it.

Mauricia Saavedra is a poet and folk singer from central Chile who has been devoted to tradition since the age of 12. She has cultivated the transposed guitar and human singing, participating in festivals and gatherings that have taken her throughout much of the country. She defines herself as a "warrior woman": being a single mother and a lesbian has made her face violence and multiple difficulties, which, she says, she has been able to heal through singing. This documentary shows how she has decided to help other singers in their painful experiences. She learns to listen to them and connect them with their dignity, to transform the conditions of violence rooted in the dynamics of the Chilean countryside.

Black and white 16mm film, 3 min. The Batuco Wetland in the Metropolitan Region of Chile is constantly in danger. Nevertheless, it persists. Commissioned by IU Libraries Moving Image Archive in honor of the 100th anniversary of 16mm film.

An account of what it was like to dissociate on a random day on a random street.

Dialogue rescued from a conversation following the screening of a film in the context of the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état in Chile.

Documentary short film in which the director returns to the Peleco port after 10 years, remembering and imagining what happened at the lake.

Preparation and recording of “El Hombre Puede”, third full-length album of the Chilean band Ases Falsos. Santiago, Chile February, March and April 2016

A few years ago, Nicolás Jaar wrote a story. That story turned into an album. This documentary explores his creative process and his reflections on sound, image, and walking.

Institutional documentary about the use of Cannabis in 70s Chile.

A man raised in a circus of drag performers recalls the dramas of his childhood at every turn. He wants his wife to die, travels to his past, and from there begins to live out that desire.

Moise and Leyna, undocumented Haitian immigrants, work as seasonal laborers in the Limarí Valley and face life-threatening conditions due to poor labor practices. During a solar eclipse, an accident occurs that leads Moise to make a dark decision.

Created from plastic art installations digitally reassembled. HAAYA (23) explores an emerging melancholic feeling using Salaman Extensor, a virtual platform that connects her to similar experiences shared by fellow users, attempting to unravel her own heart-aching story.

Filimoeika is a great warrior tasked to obtain a sacred egg that will turn him into the ruler of Rapa Nui land and it's people.

Three teenagers get involved in a love triangle that will change their lives forever.

After committing a terrible crime, a murderer must face the most difficult part of the murder ritual: hide the victim's body.

A short clip and song celebrating the Internet.

A story that talks about self-perception, through two interviews with the same person.

Unpublished images of Colo-colo in the 2008-2009 seasons, intensely experiencing the institutional crisis that the club suffered after Claudio Borghi's brilliant campaign.

A true story: some years ago, I paid one euro for a handbag in an informal auction in Valencia. When I came home, I found inside the handbag lots of papers. Amongst them, two letters dated 1946, unsent. Their author announced his imminent suicide, due to the negative effects of war, prison and the lost of his family. El ultimo abrazo (The last embrace) is a short documentary film about our research, from the moment we found the letters until we find out who had written these letters, what had driven him to take his own life and why were both letters together and unsent.

Documentary about the process of socialist transformation initiated by the Unidad Popular government, a review of its difficulties and achievements, on the eve of the parliamentary elections of March 1973.

In a small Cuban town, a group of girls and boys plan to tell a story together. In this story, the children must awaken a man who’s dreaming that he becomes a lizard, and has now become a danger to the people. Through several theatrical performances, the children will lead a lively journey through a territory marked by the dreams of a country in decay.

Documentary highlighting the poetic and peaceful pace of Mapuche life, through an intimate observation of the daily lives of Mireya and Emardo, Mapuche couple living on their ancestral land, the Wallmapu, and uncles of the director.

A few months after the beginning of the Popular Unity, the construction of social cabins in popular seaside resorts offers a dignified opportunity for working families to rest, as opposed to the privileges of the wealthy classes and the privatization of public space.