Synopsis

Alejandro works with financial statements and budgets; he’s an accountant. However, since his adolescence, every episode of his life has been related to music. He wants to be a musician, but his family’s financial needs prevent him from doing so. Still, he decides to pursue both paths. He studies himself and becomes a musician. He also has setbacks. In the end, he manages to balance them, but the process comes at a cost. Today, at 47, he decides to revisit his own story, the path to personal fulfillment, and the difficulty between wanting to be and having to be.

Team

• Alejandro

  Ñanculef

  Director

  A filmmaker and accountant, he has developed his career as an audiovisual director and producer. His first short film was El Mendigo, 2012. In 2014, he directed the pilot for the TV music program Sesión Directa. He is also directing several music videos. He is currently directing his first feature length documentary with his production company, Lucho Films.

• Luis

  Cifuentes

  Producer

  Architect, Executive Producer, Director, and Screenwriter; his producing career includes the feature films Sin Norte by Fernando Lavanderos, En la Gama de los Grises by Claudio Marcone, Ausencia by Liú Marino and Claudio Marcone, La holandesa by Marleen Jonkman, and De la Noche a Mañana by Manuel Ferrari.

Technical Info

Production year: 2026
Format: Various formats, including photographs, Mini DV, Digital 8, RAW and MP4 H264.
Length: 75 min.
Country: Chile
Director: Alejandro Ñanculef
Producer: Luis Cifuentes
Production company: Lucho Films Producciones Spa
Website: Lucho Films
Instagram: @luchofilmscl

Awards and Official Selections

– 2020 Docs Valparaíso Labs Selection, Valparaíso, Chile.
– 2021 Biobío Lab Encounters Selection, Concepción, Chile.
– 2022 Acampadoc Residency Selection, Los Santos, Panama.
– 2024 Link Industria FIDBA Selection, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– 2025 Biobío WIP Encounters Selection, Concepción, Chile.