Synopsis

8 wondering souls of Latin American environmental activists, seek to resolve what was left pending in their earthly lives through a dialogue with those close to them: existential doubts, family dilemmas and the eternal battle for the injustice that exists in the defense of their territories.

Team

• Nicholas

  Hooper

  Director

  Nicholas Hooper H. (Talagante, 1997) is an Anglo-Chilean film director and producer. He is interested in portraying social issues and creating innovative storytelling that affect different territories. Currently, he works at Maite Alberdi’s Micromundo Producciones as Executive Producer. In addition, he is a founder and producer at CUBHO Audiovisual where he is developing his first animated documentary series «Escazú Souls».

• Isidora

  Fajardo

  Producer

  Isidora Fajardo Aguirre (La Serena, 1999) is a Chilean audiovisual director and producer. She is interested in projects that work directly with the territory, exploring new technologies and formats to influence reality. She has been a producer of interactive projects such as «Flotando en Talagante» (2019) and «Women in Quarantine» (2021). She is currently an executive producer at CUBHO Audiovisual and part of the Galgo Storytelling production team.

• Raimundo

  Bastidas

  Producer

  Raimundo Bastidas is a Chilean filmmaker graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and studied Screenwriting at the Showrunners Barcelona School. He works at the documentary series production company Surreal, where he coordinated the production of the series «Adopted: The Story We are Missing» (2022) and directorial assistance on «La Vida es Sueño», soon to be released, co-directed by Cristián Leighton and Maite Alberdi. He was a screenwriter for the feature film «Un Loco Matrimonio en Cuarentena» (2023) and directed the short film “El Último OVNI” (2020), winner of the best international short film at the Chain NYC Film Festival 2020. He is founder and producer at CUBHO AUDIOVISUAL where he is currently developing various projects such as «El Salar de Kenchikka», winner at Ventana Sur 2021 for the best microseries pitch.

• Pablo

  Cuturrufo

  Producer

  Pablo Cuturrufo (Santiago, 1997) is a Chilean film and audiovisual producer graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His work explores themes related to the digital world. His debut feature «The Phantom Touch» had its premiere at the Clermont-Ferrand International Festival, and won multiple awards at Chilean festivals such as FIDOCS, SANFIC and FECICH. Since 2021 he has been in charge of streaming and he is an audiovisual producer for the pioneering company in virtual reality experiences “XPR Labs”.
  He is founder and producer at CUBHO AUDIOVISUAL where he is currently developing various projects, including “El Salar de Kenchikka”, winner at Ventana Sur 2021 for the best microseries pitch. The production company’s projects have participated in other instances such as SANFIC Industry and Quirino Awards, among others.

Technical Info

NAME: LAS ALMAS DE ESCAZÚ
FORMAT: ANIMATED SERIES
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
CHAPTERS: 8
DURATION: 15 minutes
CHARACTERS TECHNIQUE: 2D ANIMATION
BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE: DIGITAL COLLAGE
AUDIENCE: LATIN AMERICA, 18 TO 45 YEARS OLD

Awards and Official Selections

– Project developed in Animation Residence taught by APALAB in Córdoba, Argentina 2021
– Selected in Miradas Docs, Spain 2022
– Selected in SANFIC NET, Chile 2022
– Selected in Conecta, Chile 2022
– Selected in the Quirino Awards Co-Production Market, Spain 2023
– Selected in Series Doc, DocMontevideo, Uruguay 2023