Discoveries from Chile World Cinema

Tulio and company disembark to present the final show of their «world tour», but Guaripolo, pretending to be a policeman, puts serious obstacles in their way so that they can present their show.

After a long time trapped in the glaciers of Patagonia, the ghost of cameraman Lucien Le Saint breaks free. He follows the same navigation route he took a century ago, observing the new inhabitants of the places where he filmed the Fuegian people.

Mirna and Pablo start a friendship framed in reflections about identity, loneliness and death during the 90's in Chile. A story about fellowship and HIV/AIDS, inspired by the literary work of Pedro Lemebel.

Two thieves wander in the chilean desert and finally get to a small town near Bolivia. There, they try to include themselves with the townspeople but their instincts betray them and tragedy ensues. Based on a true story, this film opened one year after the chilean Coup de etat. The day after the opening, script girl Carmen Bueno and director of photography Jorge Müller were taken by police and now they are part of the list of the Desaparecidos.

Ernesto Belloni (Che Copete) plays a "BBQ expert" caterer. who is hired to help a marriage from an exclusive neighborhood, that becomes into a total madness.

Manuel has spent almost half his life behind bars and is facing his release. Of the crime he committed we are not sure. Dark and solitary in nature, his only hope is to get closer to his only daughter. However, in his transit through Valparaíso he meets Nico, a young man who prostitutes himself with older men, who welcomes him and decides to help him.

Cruz is an actress who works as a simulated patient for medical students. One night, while jogging at the gym in her building, she sees a body fall, but instead of helping, she keeps on jogging. Her actions are caught by security cameras and leads to a police inquiry. Unable to explain what happened, she realizes that her work has desensitized her, compelling her to set out on a journey to recover her repressed emotions.

Angel Tomic, a famous musician, decides to embark on a road trip in search of his children, who are staying at his ex's house. During his journey, he encounters a strange woman hitchhiking. Angel picks up the woman and they strike up a peculiar conversation that gradually reveals her true nature.

Filmed in super 8mm, it is Germán Bobe's first film. It is a sarcastic look at the world of a teenager and her daily life.

A stranger by the lake with a valuable possession. A journey home after serving time in jail. A friendship evolving from childhood to adulthood. Discover five risky situations where men and young boys take the plunge. The 5 short films are: A King, Gazing at the Sea [Le roi qui contemplait la mer] (2022); A Drowning Man (2017); Reo (2016); Summer Friends [L'amie de l'été] (2021); Summer Memories [Souvenir d'une après-midi d'été] (2021).

In the mountains of Colombia's Coffee Triangle, a family faces the shadow of armed conflict. Years later, a son reconstructs the inherited fear, amidst echoes of the past and invisible scars. A sensory journey into memory, where the unspoken still resonates.

Chile, 1984. As a wave of UFO sightings — and a military dictatorship — sweep the country, a group of short-wave radio operators receive mysterious communications from a nearby island. Through the crackling voices, they learn that a highly developed extraterrestrial race has taken residence on Friendship Island and is offering the listeners the promise of a better world.

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.

This documentary portrays the arrival in Chilean Patagonia of the intelligent buoy of The Blue BOAT Initiative, a project developed by Fundación MERI in collaboration with the Government of Chile and 20 other national and international institutions, to change the way we protect and conserve our oceans. Through wonderful images of the biodiversity of southern Chile, this documentary invites you to immerse yourself in its history, the challenges of its installation in the powerful southern waters of the Corcovado Gulf, and to continue celebrating this important achievement of the scientific community, authorities and experts. This production reflects the pride and joy of a small southern country, at the end of the planet, that advances contributing science and technology to the world.

El Chepo (Lucho Córdoba) must take care of his six brothers, all laborers on a quiet farm. The arrival of the landlady, with her two daughters and their suitor, upsets the place. After several entanglements, El Chepo must go to Santiago on an errand, but is the victim of the "uncle's story", losing all the money, being forced to perform all the possible tasks to recover it.

A former New York Times reporter finds himself in a South American country investigating the brutal murder of three women on the banks of the Caya River. This is Fletcher, who will soon meet the Motoa brothers to gather more information about what happened. However, Fletcher is kidnapped by a group of narco-guerrillas, who torture and interrogate him about his alleged connection with a communist insurgent named Tomás. Fletcher knows he has reached what he calls "The Deathroom." He knows that very few live to tell of this experience, and that his chances of getting out alive are slim. From weakness and desperation, strength and the most incredible plan will emerge to save himself. Will he manage to survive, as fantastic as it may sound?

In an inner world suspended between oblivion and creation, a female figure moves through a dreamlike space where forgotten ideas take shape. Genesis is an experimental piece that explores the journey toward the origin of an idea — of oneself.

Marco goes for a walk to revive himself, finding as only solution: remember his past, specifically, the one that lived with his first love. This one will be sunk and won't be able to escape from nostalgia.

After 20 years of exile, Aron returns to Chile to find out who he is. He asks questions, not only of those who stayed behind but also of himself, examining his relationship with his past and his own memory. The people who stayed lived through 20 years of dictatorship. They were either victims or executioners. Amidst this wreckage, Aron wonders what name his brother is using now, where his father is... Can he, in Isol's arms and through her love, find his way again ? What future awaits him? Like Mola the torturer, he has returned from an impossible journey, and Aron knows that each man is his own executioner. Shipwreck and resurrection are the two facets of a complex truth.

With the memory of an online relationship he had with a girl in his teenage years, @YOU embarks on a journey in which he reflects on distance, love, fragility and the uncertainty of knowing the whereabouts of the girl who, a few years ago, said goodbye saying that she would end her life.

Marcela Robledo, on the verge of losing her job on a gossip show, learns of a showbiz-related story whose public airing could change her fate.

Four voices intertwine in a testimonial journey through the Santiago subway, confronting what society prefers to keep underground in its stations. A journey of reconstruction — from memory and experience — that explores the invisible trace these events have left on their lives.

In a town inside the capital; Hugo and his wife await the arrival of their only son Cristobal and his best friend who have just arrived from a trip to Europe. When the family gets together again, all the truths hidden by the characters will come out, truths that could destroy the order of this common family.

After recording the influential album "Fictions" in the 1960s with Los Vidrios Quebrados, a true gem of early Chilean rock, Juan Mateo O'Brien didn't sing again for almost 50 years. "O'Brien: The Ages of Man" reveals the past, present, and future of one of the founders of creative rock in Chile, through fragments of a puzzle that intersects Santiago, Paris, revolution, exile, music, and words. A keen observer of the local psyche, O'Brien wanders through a constantly transforming city. With a central role for the songs from the album "Gran Avenida" - his celebrated recording comeback driven by a new generation - "O'Brien: The Ages of Man" is an unusual portrait of a particular protagonist of the 20th century, architect of his own destiny.

A thief asks his wife to visit him in prison, she goes without imagining that he is planning his escape.

Anselmo is a fair man forced to live in an unfair world. His innocence will lead him to get involved in dangerous situations that will make him wonder if he does need a bit of evil to achieve happiness.

Aranís, a college student (20), suffers from severe anxiety caused by traumatic experiences from her childhood, specifically a sexual assault. She reunites with her abuser (27), triggering a panic attack that consumes her.

Tulio accepts the mayor's invitation to host his own festival within the Viña Festival, but the rest of the team is very scared by the presence of the famous "Monster" of the festival.

Andrea is a shy teenager who only trusts Claudio, her father, with whom she maintains a relationship of full confidence. This closeness breaks down when Andrea starts to suspect her father of having an affair.

Religiosity is an immaterial wealth that preserves the identity of a people. Documentary filmmaker Patricio González Colville searches for the ancestral rites that characterize the relationship between God and man from the countryside. A strange mix of faith, devotion, pagan festival, wine, submission, violence and sorcery make up these rites whose origin has been forgotten but tradition does not allow losing. Cultural mixes over time have given rise to the peculiar current peasant religion. The documentalist's camera allows the country man to express his personal experiences, beliefs and divergences with divinity in his simple language. Through five chapters, the documentary searches the Maule Region for the descendants of Adam, expelled from Paradise to cultivate the land. What kind of faith does this man have left and how does he manifest it? The documentary presents his perspective on this controversial issue.

A family travels to a remote island in southern Chile. During the trip they try to convince the grandparents to support them financially to build a hotel in the place. Nicolás, the man who crossed them disappears, leaving the family trapped on the island, the smiles begin to disappear. With cold, without water and without certainties, tempers are diluted, exposing the tensions that each member of the family hides.

Celeste, an introverted and self-absorbed girl, eagerly awaits her national holiday dance. But her complicated relationship with her father puts that moment at risk. Despite everything, Celeste decides to find a way to get there on her own.

The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancé Mario tries to make some money with the passions of his well-off rival. The suffocating atmosphere of the run-down mansion in the outskirts of Santiago represents the deterioration of the bourgeoisie, and sets the scene for the total collapse of Andres.

Almost 10 years after being charged with a heinous crime, former members of a Chilean cult share their haunting experiences.

Maia, Yenifer and Luciana begin working as caregivers for the elderly. The routine at the nursing home, very different from what they were used to, becomes challenging. But as their bond with the residents strengthens, they discover as trans women that they have much more in common with older people than they thought.

A group of friends with Down Syndrome have been attending the same school for 40 years, and they are tired of being treated like children, they are grown-ups and want to live as such.

THREE BROTHERS. MISSING PARENTS. THE PAST WILL PROVIDE THE TRUTH. The middle daughter deals with the disappearance of her parents while her older brother starts acting strange. All this while taking care of her younger brother.

In northern Chile, where the desert meets the ocean, a few solitary fishermen have made their home. Despite the arid land, the sea seems to offer them everything they need. It is a fragile balance, since this haven of freedom becomes an arena for military exercises every year.

Diana is the princess of an ancient kingdom. Her mother dies while giving birth and her father, King Arthur, forbids love in the kingdom. Now a grown woman, Diana falls in love with a young nomad, Lalo, who gives her a magic bracelet as a token of his love. One day the King discovers them and banishes Lalo. Desperate, Diana uses the bracelet, which transports her to an unknown world, where she lives happily with her beloved Lalo. However, the plans to formalise their relationship are cut short when her father has an accident. Diana jumps to other universes, embarking on a nightmarish journey in search of love. Learning that her father manipulates her decisions, she must confront her fears and change her destiny.

Live Concert by the band "De Saloon" recorded on August 1, 2009 with an audience of 2,000 people at the Teatro Teletón, during the releasing of their fourth studio album, “Delicada Violencia.”

Pascal has a dream of turning an abandoned house into a cultural center. Secretly, Manuel, his boyfriend, begins to use the house for other purposes. Tomás, a traveler who falls in love with Pascal, tells him about Manuel's manipulation, so they plan to leave together. Thomas unexpectedly disappears, causing Pascal to go into deep paranoia and blame everyone who lives in the house. In the end, Pascal manages to get out of the house that is about to collapse.

Pancho is a high school student from Santiago, Chile. His classmates, including his older brother, Daniel, have underground fights there. So, Pancho makes a system of bets for his own benefit.

The small town of San Carlos suffers an atrocious injustice: the neighboring city of Chillán snatches from them the prize for the "Best Longaniza in Chile". Faced with this blatant theft, a group of people from San Carlos organizes a powerful social movement, which aims to obtain the precious "Denomination of Origin" for their longaniza sausages, and thus repair the damage and recover the dignity of their beloved town.

A documentary about the consequences of consuming alcohol and how it works as a weapon of the bourgeoisie to appease the thirst of the people.

A young man loses all his money by gambling and decides to commit suicide, but is interrupted by a mysterious man who invites him to join a suicide club, where, through letters, it is drawn who is going to die.

Two brothers turn their uncles' luxurious house into a motel for an entire summer.

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A man lives obsessed with measuring his worth through the eyes of others. At the slightest threat of rejection, his mask of superiority cracks, unleashing a visceral and self-destructive violence. In a relentless psychological descent, "Real" confronts the viewer with the uncomfortable question: how far are you willing to go to feel real?

Visits the workshops of prominent Chilean painters and sculptors, a vision of artistic creation takes shape. Finally, the first Plastic Arts Fair in Parque Forestal was held, where several of them exhibited their works in the open air.

Chilean exiles in Paris discuss the problems facing them. They kidnap and attempt to re-educate a touring singer from their fatherland.

A middle class couple in Chile at the night that Cecilia Bolocco becomes Miss Universe. A student film by Gabriel Lizama AKA Liz Taylor.

This documentary is based on the bestselling book Chile Actual: Anatomy of a Myth, by sociologist Tomás Moulian. Comprised of testimonies from diverse voices in social, political, philosophical, and cultural thought, it revisits the country's transformations from the 1990s to the turn of the century, offering a critical perspective whose impact resonates to this day.

The second last show on Sonic Youth's sad final stanza, a festival tour of South America that eventually took them to Chile for the Maquinaria Festival. Putting on a brave face, the band run through a set of hits with some deeper cuts as well, before replacing the planned 'White Cross' encore with a ten-minute 'Teen Age Riot'.

In the Municipal Theater of Titirilquen Raul Rupertino Tufillo Triviño the Policarpo Top Top Top Awards are held, an award ceremony where Policarpo, the only jury of the event, rewards the top song on his Top Ranking.