Synopsis

Two journeys that take place a century apart. In 1895, a group of 165 Selk'nam was captured in Tierra del Fuego island and forcibly sent to Punta Arenas city for domestic service to settler families. In 2021, Fernanda Olivares, a Selk’nam descendant, is the first of her community to return and live at her ancestor’s territory, stripped after the genocide, to demonstrate that her people are not extinct.

Team

• Constanza

  Vásquez Palau

  Co-director

  Catholic University of Chile Journalist. Experienced in investigation and journalistic production in television channels and independent production companies in the areas of reporting, press and entertainment. «Vuelvo donde nunca estuve» is Constanza’s debut as a documentary director.

• Andrés

  Morales Zambra

  Co-director

  Catholic University of Chile Architect, UANDES Master in History and Management of Cultural Heritage, and filmmaker. He has directed and produced short fiction and documentary films. «Vuelvo donde nunca estuve» (I’m back where I’ve never been) is Andrés’ debut as a feature film director.

• Alejandra

  Rosas Castillo

  Executive Producer

  Journalist, with a degree in Literature, Master of Documentary Cinema from the University of Chile. Graduated in film distribution from EICTV, Cuba. Partner of the documentary production company Tonina Sur Films and President of the Sustainable Heritage Foundation.

• Magdalena

  Ponce Valenzuela

  Executive Producter

  Journalist and Public Relations Officer, with a degree in Communications. Diploma in Marketing at the National Technological University, Buenos Aires. Partner of the documentary production company Tonina Sur Films and producer of the Sustainable Heritage Foundation.

Technical Info

Year of production: 2023
Format: 4K
Duration: 75 minutes
Country/ies: Chile
Director: Constanza Vásquez Palau and Andrés Morales Zambra
Producer: Alejandra Rosas Castillo y Magdalena Ponce Valenzuela
Production Company: Quetro Producciones Audiovisuales SpA y Tonina Sur

Awards and Official Selections

– Docs-in-progress CHILE SHOWCASE – Cannes Docs, Marché du Film 2024

– Lab Documenta Sur 2022 / Chile

– Selected by Documenta+Sur documentary film laboratory in 2022, managed by Tonina Sur Films and
funded by Chilean Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio.

– Selected by Chilean Documentary Corporation (CCDoc) for Metropolitan Region Filmmaker’s
Documentary Production Workshop, in 2021.

– Cultural Fund Regional Government of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica