Synopsis

Res Judicata seeks to portray Carlos Cerda, a judge who played an essential role in the defense of human rights during the dictatorship, proving the existence of forced disappearances and refusing to apply the Amnesty Law. Through a personal journey marked by both successes and setbacks, the director draws on a wide range of materials to weave together a narrative that also reveals the long-standing friendship between them, which began with the director’s first film 20 years ago.

Team

• Lorena

  Giachino

  Director / Producer

  Audiovisual producer, scriptwriter and university lecturer. 30 years in TV, 20 in documentary films. Filmography: «Reinalda del Carmen, my mother and me» (2006); «Timoteo´s fabulous ragged circus” (2014), «The Union» (2017); produced by Errante Producciones. She was Content chief of TVN’s Culture Area (Public chilean television). Member of the board of directors of the Chilean Film Academy (2021-2023 / 2023 – 2025). Currently developing 2 documentary feature films: “Res Judicata” and “Cannon Fodder”; giachinofilmes focuses on the production of audiovisual projects with reflective views on diversity and social sensitivity.

  Associate producer Documentaries «Site 53» by Rodolfo Gárate, Efe3 Producciones and «It could be the Last Winter», by Fabiola Flores and Álvaro Gauna, Viraje Films.

• Maximiliano

  Scheleff

  Producer

Technical Info

Year of production: 2025 – 2026
Format: 4K – Full HD – DVCam
Running time: Approx. 80 min.
Country: Chile
Director: Lorena Giachino Torréns
Screenwriter: Lorena Giachino Torréns
Producers: Lorena Giachino Torréns – Maximiliano Scheleff
Executive Producer: Maximiliano Scheleff
Production Company: Pajareza Films
Director of Photography: Pablo Valdés
Production Sound: Juan Pablo Manríquez
Assistant Director: Loreto Contreras
Editor: Titi Viera Gallo
Music: Camilo Salinas

Awards and Official Selections

Audiovisual Promotion Fund for script development, documentary script line. Council of the Arts and the Audiovisual Industry. Ministry of the Arts, Cultures and Heritage. Chile.

Audiovisual Promotion Fund for script rewriting, documentary script line. Council of the Arts and the Audiovisual Industry. Ministry of the Arts, Cultures and Heritage. Chile.