Synopsis

Young people took to the streets with political muralism all over Chile in the late 60’s at the same time as young people in New York were starting Modern graffiti and May 68 happened in Paris. Chile Estyle is a documentary film which explores the past and resent of Chile’s unique street art tradition street which comes from a remix of political muralism and graffiti and has been part of the Chilean cultural and political life since the 60s, resulting in a visually arresting, informative and entertaining film.

Team

• Pablo

  Aravena

  Director and producer

  Presently interested in exploring the multiple dimensions of urban culture through fiction and documentary filmmaking, Pablo Aravena is a London, UK based filmmaker and Art Curator.

  In 1997, he graduated from Concordia University’s Film Production Program in Montreal, Canada.

  He has held various positions as a freelancer in the film and television industry in Canada and the UK. He has directed feature length and short format documentaries, short fiction films, music videos and music-related video reports. Among his clients are BBC, CNN Chile, CBC and LYFTA. He is currently launching his feature-length documentary Chile Estyle and working on his next projects.

  In 2005 he released the feature length documentary film entitled “NEXT: A Primer on Urban Painting” about graffiti as a world culture shot in over 10 countries. This film was co-produced with French fashion designer agnès b and features the cream of the crop of contemporary graffiti writers and street artists. The film toured the world festival circuit for 5 years becoming a genuine cult hit. Through making NEXT he has become interested in art and curating art shows and art related film programs. He has curated exhibitions in Canada, USA and Europe and film programs in London at the Tate Modern and in Rio de Janeiro. He continues exploring this new direction internationally.

Technical Info

Director: Pablo Aravena
Producer: Pablo Aravena
Cinematography: Pablo Aravena & Joaquín Mora
Head Editor: Diego Briceño Orduz
Editor: Abraham Lifshitz
Executive Producer: Pablo Aravena

Awards and Official Selections

– World Premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival New York 2022
– Canadian Premiere at the Festival International du Films sur L’art de Montreal 2023
– Latin American Premiere at the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival 2023