Synopsis

Clio (25) tries to follow the legal case of Estefano (20), a young trans man that he doesn’t know and who is deprived of his liberty for defending himself from a transphobic attack. The dialogue between an unsuccessful epistolary attempt, due to the prison’s distance, along with searching for his family files, will reveal a systemic transphobic violence. During this process, he’ll find the strength to confront his own father, who is also a filmmaker, and who questions both his gender identity and his approach to cinema.

Team

• Clio

  Dinamarca

  Director

  Clio Dinamarca is a director, screenwriter, and editor, holding a degree in Audiovisual Directing from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Through documentary and autobiographical works, Clio explores gender identity with a focus on audiovisual construction from opacity, miscellany, and error. Their productions include the short films “Verano Tardío” (2021) and “La sombra que habito” (2022). Clio works as an audiovisual creator at CINESPECIE, where they are developing their first feature film, “Mordaz” (2025).

• Nicolás

  Videla

  Producer

  Nico Videla is a Chilean filmmaker working as a director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and cinematographer. They have directed the feature films “Naomi Campbel” (2013), “El Diablo es Magnífico” (2016), “Travesía Travesti” (2021), and currently “El prontuario de Madame Wittmann” (2026). Nico is the Executive Director of CINESPECIE, an audiovisual production company focused on developing and creating documentary, experimental, and hybrid cinema. Through CINESPECIE, they also produce projects by other artists and filmmakers, such as the short films “Océanos Víricos” (2021) by Kevin Magne, “María Tres Cocos” (2025) by Caro Cheuquepán, and the feature films “Mordaz” (2025) by Clio Dinamarca and “Disforia Fútbol Club” (2026) by Inti Lorca.

Technical Info

Year of Production: 2025
Format: HD
Duration: 70 minutes
Country/ies: Chile
Director: Clio Dinamarca
Producer: Nicolás Videla
Production Company: CINESPECIE
Website: www.cinespecie.com
Social Media: www.instagram.com/cinespecie
Distributor or Sales Agent: –

Awards and Official Selections

SANFIC Santiago Lab 2023

FIDBA Lab Documental 2023