Synopsis

«Meeting point» reveals the intimate process of Alfredo and Paulina, two filmmakers trying to produce a film to reconstruct what their parents experienced in Villa Grimaldi, an emblematic torture center of the Pinochet dictatorship. Their parents forged a deep friendship by sharing a cell in that place, but only one survived, the other one is missing to this day.

The filmmakers involve their families in rehearsals and filming with the actors, revealing behind the scenes the consequences of this story in three generations: in the fathers and mothers who survived, in the contradictions of the filmmakers as children; and in the naive look of the little ones, who witness this family memory exercise, which reveals the nuances of an inheritance and the emotional traces of what happened.

Team

• Roberto

  Baeza

  Director

  Roberto Baeza (Chile, 1974) studied in film courses for 13 years at Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago de Chile and 20 years ago he founded the La Toma Film Academy. Among his works, the direction of the series «Filmographies» (2010) stands out, a project on the new Chilean cinema, winner of the Audiovisual Fund and published by channel 13C with the conduction of Blanca Lewin. Roberto was also the editor of the documentary feature film «Darío en Toma» (2014) by JM Oñate; and has extensive experience as Assistant Director in various films such as: «Isidora, the movie» (2012) by Nicolás Superby, «Bareta» (2013) by Roberto Farías, and «Aseo General» (2009) by Paulina Costa, among others. «Meeting Point» is his first documentary feature film as director.

• Paulina

  Costa

  Producer

  Paulina Costa (Chile, 1974). She studied Drama in Santiago, Filmmaking at Séptima Ars (Spain); and Film Production at EICTV, Cuba. In 2003 she founded La Toma, an audiovisual school and production company located in Santiago de Chile. Her credits include director of “Aseo General” (2008), Best Short Film Award at Viña Film Festival. Producer of “Perkin” (2018) by Roberto Farías, Selected in the Chilean Film Competition at SANFIC 14; “Darío en Toma” (2014), a documentary film by JM Oñate; BARETA (2014) by Roberto Farías, Audience Award at CINE B_6; “Quiero Entrar” (2011) by Roberto Farías, Official Selection in Valdivia Film and earned the Audience Award at the Antofagasta Film Festival; “Filmographies” (2010), a TV series about Chilean film directors, directed by Roberto Baeza and hosted by Blanca Lewin.

• Alfredo

  García

  Producer

  Alfredo García (Chile, 1974) is a Chilean cinematographer and cameraman. He has worked in documentary and fiction films, press and teaching. Along with his photographic work, he has also worked in the production of events, cultural projects and social management.

Technical Info

Format: 2K / DCP
Year: 2022
Lenght: 89’
Country: Chile
Director: Roberto Baeza
Producer: Paulina Costa y Alfredo García
Production Company: La Toma
Sales Agent: Compañía de Cine https://vimeo.com/companiadecine
Chilean Distribuition: Market Chile https://www.bfdistribution.cl/pelicula/punto-de-encuentro/

Awards and Official Selections

Awards:
BEST DIRECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, Santiago SANFIC International Film Festival, 2022.
BEST FILM OF THE NATIONAL FEATURE FILM COMPETITION, AntofaCINE International Film Festival, 2022
AUDIENCE AWARD and SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY IN THE CHILEAN FEATURE FILM COMPETITION, Viña del Mar International Film Festival FICVIÑA 2022.
BEST NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, Rengo FECIR International Film Festival, 2022.
AUDIENCE AWARD and BEST EDITING, Quilpué Chilean Film Festival, FCICH 2022
CRAZY EYE AUDIENCE AWARD, Grenoble, France 2023

Official Selection:
HOT DOCS, Canada 2022
DOCS MX, Mexico City 2022
THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, Greece 2023
FIFDH Geneva, Switzerland, 2023
CRAZY EYE, Grenoble, France 2023
URUGUAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Montevideo 2023.