Synopsis

Portrait of two Chilean poets from the countryside, cultivators of Canto a lo Divino (a unique musical expression of the Chilean peasant world). Afflicted by the drought of their lands and the oblivion of traditions, an old shepherd and an old laborer, both were born singers and shall die singing.

Team

• Sebastián

  Lavados

  Director

  Chilean director, producer and screenwriter. Studied at the CIEVyC Film School, in Argentina, in the ICEI, University of Chile, and soon attending the Gotham Writers Workshop, New York. He directed and produced the films “Bahauddin”, a short documentary filmed in Cyprus, and “The Vivid Abyss”, a fiction shortfilm made in Paris, both selected at international festivals in USA, Latam and India. Producer of the feature film “Absence” directed by Claudio Marcone (2019), and the documentary TV series HAL08 – Moments of Inspiration. As a screenwriter he has won several awards from the Chilean Film Comission. Currently he is developing the thriller “Night of the Senator” (Script Fund 2020, and BoliviaLAB 2022), and directing his first feature documentary “I Shall Die Singing”.

• Eduardo

  Lavados

  Director

  Director with a “Bachelor’s Degree in Aesthetics and Film Practice” at Sorbonne 1 University, Paris, France. He completes his training studying “Audiovisual Technician” at Duoc UC, San Carlos de Apoquindo. He worked as an editor in the feature documentary “La memoria atrapada” directed by Cristián Leighton, and also as an editing assistant for editors such as Andrea Chignoli.

• Claudia

  León

  Producer

  Chilean producer formed in the University of Toulouse, France and the Lussas documentary film school. She has collaborated with directors such as Matías Lira, Alicia Scherson, Sergio Castro San Martín and has been part of production teams such as the short film “Lovebirds” by Víctor Moreno, premiered at Malaga 2021, “The romantic exiled”, by Jonás Trueba, Spain, 2014, “Red eyes”, by Villano productions. She has worked together with channels such as Arte France and France 2 in their shootings in Chile. In 2018 she founded Faro Cine to develop with a focus on international co-production of creative documentary and arthouse cinema. She has participated in Eurodoc international production workshop training in 2022.

Technical Info

Year of production: 2023
Format: Digital
Lenght: 52mins
Director: Sebastián Lavados – Eduardo Lavados
Producer: Claudia León
Production company: Faro cine, Trino films
Web Page:https://www.farocine.com/en/i-shall-die-singing/

Awards and Official Selections

Inedit Chile 2022, Post production Sound Award (CPM Sonido)
Montage Award (UNIACC University)