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A small wayside shrine reminds us that Richard, a well-known local boy who roamed the streets of gray 1980s Santiago, died on that corner. Now he performs miracles from beyond the grave and is considered a saint among his neighbors.
A live performance by Estoy Bien of their 2020 debut EP Lo Que Intentamos Hacer.
Renowned Chilean freediver and four-time Pan American record holder Sebastián Lira dives into this marine protected area to explore the immense kelp forests and marvel at the life that inhabits this sea, which contrasts sharply with the landscape of the Atacama Desert.
Alexa Edison, a trans actress, dancer, and activist from Recoleta, shares her courageous journey toward authenticity. Through her art, she becomes a symbol of expression and resilience for the LGBTQ+ community in Chile.
After a Halloween party, two friends in costume drag themselves to a hot dog stand. There they discover, to their horror, that the owner of the stand is a masked killer who turns his victims into tasty sausages. A bizarre chase through the nighttime streets of Valdivia begins, taking them from parks full of drunks to the dark, abandoned halls of the university, in a game of life and death.
Dive into the universe of Pan en la Mesa: an intimate and visceral mini-documentary where Santis and Maru bare the soul of their first EP. Join them on this frenetic week-long journey in Santiago, when Maru comes down from Antofagasta to reconnect with her road partner.
Margarita Coppola, a member of the Communist Party, recounts her time in hiding during Pinochet's military dictatorship. She was persecuted and had to abandon her three daughters in order to secretly publish the newspaper El Siglo.
A documentary portraying the works and lives of Chilean street art movement Brigada Ramona Parra (BRP).
Lake Villarrica is dying as a result of pollution. Through dance, we seek to raise awareness of how special the lake and its surrounding flora can be. In different locations in the commune of Villarrica, we appreciate how impressive its waters are on the shores of the volcano.
Quilinejo, a marsupial without firewood, finds a cinnamon tree sprouting in the garbage dump where he lives. This transports him to a magical forest, where he learns to care for his environment. Upon returning, he faces a difficult decision.
In "La Quebradilla" of Alto Hospicio the movement of people, objects and emotions converge, articulated by proximity trade. An almost imperceptible ravine now houses a kilometric open-air market, managed in urban contestation.
A young man reflects on the passage of time and family ties with his father and grandfather by performing rituals that show affection.
The life and work of a poet from La Araucanía (Lautaro).
A poetic observation of the indigenous Yaghan art of grass-weaving as developed in Chile.
From the LP "Otra Vez Otra", released on vinyl by the Transamericas label.
"pelina" from the album "auto pa" by lavina yelb.
A young adult confronts his lifelong question: Is he a man or a woman? Through a dream, he revisits his past, facing his deep desire to be reborn.
After the coup d'état in Chile in 1973, three young supporters of the political project of the ousted president Salvador Allende are taken prisoner and brutally tortured by Pinochet's military government. In the Dawson Island concentration camp, a remote location in Chilean Patagonia, they began composing the cantata Nuestra Madre Grande. The composition of this musical piece accompanied them throughout their imprisonment until they were finally released from prison and went into exile in 1976.
After Laura's murder, three lives become intertwined, unleashing a climax of betrayal, violence, and revelations.
A story of mystery and suspense that narrates Amadiela's journey through hell on earth, encountering dead people who leave her a sign. The sea is a portal that seduces her and invites her to enter and continue her journey. Amadiela becomes part of this world of horror that surrounds her without fear of what will happen.
Inmarchitables is a short documentary film that pays tribute to the migrant experience and the intimacy of modern uprooting through voice messages from family and friends, as well as memories that the author and his family were able to take with them to the new home they are building.
Short documentary on archaeological research that records the sound connection between Chinese dance and the indigenous flute.
Juvenal Pizarro has a small bakery on a hill in Valparaíso. Between sacks of flour and ovens, he kneads stories that explore his family's memories and those of his city. Like the story of Rucio Pizarro, who, back in the 1940s, as a child, started the family tradition of baking bread. His texts did not go unnoticed by a young theater company that set out to reconnect the people of Valparaíso with the memories of their bakers and their struggles, honoring a centuries-old craft that is characteristic of Valparaíso.
“I'm modern, I take the subway” is a visual story illustrating how the Santiago subway is, par excellence, a symbol of modernity in the city. In it you can see contemporary art, mass and consumer society, multinational companies, the acceleration of life, etc., so the subway has become an overdose of modernity, with all the contradictions that this brings.
Alfredo Wolnitzky and Gustavo Bussenius in a trip through Europe
A psychologist works with a patient in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Eva, a teenager with many emotional problems, meets the spirit of the Chilean writer María Luisa Bombal, to whom she comes to grant any wish. Eva immediately asks for it: Destroy the world, but before that happens, she asks Maria Luisa Bombal to visit places she loves in this world that is going to disappear at any moment.
A university student, on a busy day, enters the bathroom, where she is suddenly plunged into a nightmare, losing her most valued sense.
The author’s erotic imagination is mixed between desire and magazine clippings, and the trade of collage becomes a ship that travels from outer space to the city itself.
Paula must write an essay for college, but the intrusive thoughts will lead her to have an episode of anxiety that will make her reflect on herself.
Video art with a nostalgic and poetic atmosphere that through architecture, sculptures and common places shows the most mysterious and gloomy corners of the city of Talca.
Charlie is a fish seller man with a nose abnormality, is a prisoner due to his obsesion to human shape. His lack of taste and smell senses take him constantly to the edge of madness, making his costumers' noses his desirable object. Charlie won't rest until he finds the right nose to calm his obsesion.
While infrasound waves emerge from the emptiness of the Atacama Desert and from the Parisian metropolis, my grandmother narrates the experience of an earthquake we lived through together and reminds us that this invisible and powerful energy has always existed, that it is part of us, of our origin and of everything that surrounds us.
"El Maldito Darién" is a short documentary film that exposes the dangerous journey of migrants through the Darién Gap, known as the "jungle of death."
Two young migrant women die in obscure circumstances involving repressive bodies from the Chilean state. Talking from beyond, Joanne and Beatriz tell us about their decision to migrate, their hopes, and their motherhood dreams. But also about how the country they arrived in transformed into a boxing ring that cornered and threatened them until death. Has something changed in 44 years?
In 2006, a group of inexperienced filmmakers follow Miguel Barriga, the leader of the defunct Chilean band "Sexual Democracia." In this road movie-style documentary, the young friends not only uncover the reality behind this legendary rock star but also gain insight into authentic Chilean culture through Barriga and his music.
Documentary short film about Juan Lillo, a newspaper vendor in the city of Valparaíso.
Niña Hermosa is the story of a place—the edge of a road— that links a family tragedy, religious culture, infrastructural change, and erasure. This film, almost entirely visual, observes the past four years of an animita (shrines memorializing devastating deaths) dedicated to a young woman who is now considered miraculous.
This documentary is an exercise in unveiling the private and a showcase of universal themes (loneliness, nostalgia, tenderness, precariousness). It's a personal reflection on the life of a foreigner in a different culture.
Antonella is 30 years old, lives in northern Chile, is a drag performer, and is deaf. After months of confinement due to the Covid pandemic, she prepares for her first solo show in the capital. Antonella, My Hands My Voice documents the rehearsal process, the journey, and the artist’s final performance. By exploring her life and experiences, we discover what it means to be a deaf person while also trying to make a path in the world of drag performance.
This exhibition presents projects of relevance to contemporary Chilean architecture such as the reconstruction of the Pereira Palace in the center of Santiago and buildings that inhabit nature, located in the Atacama Desert and Torres del Paine, through the lens of 15 photographers Chileans and foreigners. The photographs in Winter: Images of Contemporary Chilean Architecture portray the construction and restoration processes of the architectural works presented. In parallel, these photographic images are accompanied by small screens whose content is audiovisual fragments, with records of the architectural processes. These films seek to contribute to understanding each of the architectural works even more.
The psychology of crime inside prisons is collected through conversations with prisoners, who provide shocking testimonies and stark confessions, and with psychologists and lawyers who specialize in the material, in a critical view of the judicial system.
An introspective and personal reflective journey, about isolated memories of our human condition.