Synopsis

Resistance to gender roles drove Cons to learn about the story of Machi Marcelina, a Mapuche ancestral authority unjustly accused of murder and witchcraft in 1995. After her release, she confronted the prejudices of her community and distanced herself. Marcelina will mobilize Cons through reflections on good, evil, and the possibility of loving beyond stigmas.

Team

• Cons

  Gallardo Vásquez

  Directora

  Cons Gallardo Vasquez. Filmmaker from Universidad Mayor and Master in Documentary Film from the University of Chile. In 2017 she premiered her debut film «EN TRANSITO». She is currently directing «SEARCHING FOR THE OTHER» (2024) and develops «IT`S COOK» on the case of «Anna cook».

• Esteban

  Sandoval

  Producer

  Esteban Sandoval C. Filmmaker from the University of Chile. Executive producer at Pejeperro Films, highlighting projects such as “ON SUSPISION: Zokunentu” (2022), “PERRO BOMBA” (2019), and “CUERPO DESCENTRADO” (2019) among other projects; He is currently finishing “KAYE” and “SEARCHING FOR THE OTHER”.

• Daniel

  Díaz Oyarzún

  Editor

  Filmmaker from the University of Chile and Master in Film Screenplay at the Finis Terrae University, partner at Pikun Films. Director-editor of «Under Suspicion: Zokunentu» (2022), his concern for the indigenous world is influenced by his Mapuche ancestry, also highlighting the projects «Txawümen: Los territorios se unen» (2022) and «Don Rosendo ñi tukulpan zugu» (Developing). He is currently editing «Searching for the Other» directed by Cons Gallardo and produced by Pejeperro Films.

Technical Info

Year of production: 2024
Format: 4k
Duration: 70
Country/s: Chile
Director: Cons Gallardo Vásquez
Producer: Esteban Sandoval Carrasco
Editing: Daniel Díaz Oyarzún
Production company: Pejeperro Films
Website: www.pejeperro.cl
Social media:
www.instagram.com/pejeperrofilms
https://web.facebook.com/pejeperrofilms

Awards and Official Selections

Spotighted Project, Cannes Docs 2024
First Cut Award, Docs-in-Progress FIDOCS & CONECTA 2023
Cannes Docs Award, CONECTA 2023

The project has been part of the IB DOCSMX Platform, the CCDoc assembly and distribution residency, Conecta 2022, the Iberoamerican WIP of Sanfic 2023, and selected in the «Finaliza Primer Corte de Cine Chileno» at Futuro FicValdivia 2023. It is supported by the audiovisual production fund.