Synopsis

Diary of a Man Adrift The film is a documentary in the form of an intimate diary. Recorded over 6 years by José, a Chilean film student, who from Argentina is a distant witness of the Maidan revolution in Ukraine (2014-2015). He meets a Ukrainian blogger with whom he corresponds online, so José decides to travel to Europe to meet her and film images of the revolt. Upon arriving there, the blogger no longer responds to her messages and the fight has moved towards the border with Russia. Stranded and adrift, José decides to try his luck in Berlin. However, during 2019, José witnesses another revolution from afar, this time in his own country, so he decides to record the events from a distance. In early 2022, Russia invades Ukraine. José wonders about those Ukrainians he once knew. Will he remain a distant spectator of history this time?

Team

• Jose

  Ibañez

  Director

  José Ibañez studied Film Directing and Teaching at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. He made three short films: “Las sombras” (2012), “Escritura esclava” (2014), and “Tungsteno Love” (2009). He is currently premiering his first feature film, “Diary of a Man Adrift,” while living in Berlin, Germany, where he continues to explore cinema through film essays, diaries, and audiovisual letters.

• Michel

  Toledo

  Producer

  Michel Toledo is a filmmaker at Tótem Producciones and an academic at the Universidad Viña del Mar. He has worked as a director, screenwriter, and producer on short films, series, and feature films, including “Memories of Trees” (2020), “Desert Space” (2022), “Diary of a Man Adrift” (2024), and “Monguen” (2026).

Technical Info

Year of production: 2024
Format: Full HD
Length: 70 min
Country: Chile
Director: Jose Ibañez
Producers: Michel Toledo and Roma Saavedra
Production Company: Tótem Producciones, Oficio Ficción
Website: www.totemproducciones.cl / www.diarioderiva.cl
Social Media: @totem_producciones
Distributor or Sales Agent: Tótem Producciones

Awards and Official Selections

Regional Producers Workshop for Central-Southern Chile – CCDoc 2018
Sanfic Net 2019
Editing and Distribution Workshop – CCDoc 2021
Unitary Distribution Fund 2023
Conecta WIP 2018