Experimental Family Stories Human Rights Personal Stories Politics and society Released Short Film Women Directors

Torres against oblivion

Directed by:

Mariana Sandina

Produced by:

Mariana Sandina

Contact:

marianasandina.tb@gmail.com

  • Format

    Full HD, 4K, Hi8

  • Duration

    25 min.

  • Country

    Chile

Synopsis

Through various archival materials, I seek to delve deeper into my father’s experience of political imprisonment following the Chilean civic-military coup. In a constant dialogue between past and present, with the compilation of his testimony, I experience the difficulty of facing that painful past. Amid the shadows of public history about human rights violations and the review of childhood videos, memories of a family history emerge, pushing me to reconstruct and rewrite my own story based on my father’s.

Teaser

Team

  • Mariana

    Sandina

    Director / Producer

    Mariana Sandina (Santiago, 1989) is a journalist and audiovisual filmmaker with a Master’s degree in documentary film. Her areas of exploration include memory, gender, and heritage.

Technical Info

Production year: 2024
Format: Full HD, 4K, Hi8
Length: 25 min
Country: Chile
Director: Mariana Sandina
Producer: Mariana Sandina
Instagram: @contraelolvido_doc / @marianasandina
Distributor or sales agent: Mariana Sandina

Awards and Official Selections

Nefiltravanae Kino Short Movie Club Film Festival – Belarus
29N Film Festival, Memory and Human Rights – Chile
SEVIFF (Sevilla Indie Film Festival) – Spain (Bronze Prize)
DOC.COIMBRA International Documentary Film Festival – Portugal
Best Documentary Film at the 32nd Saint Anna: Student & Debut Short Film Festival – Russia

Other Films & Series

ElderlyEnvironmentFamily StoriesFeature FilmIn Development/ProductionPersonal Stories
BiopicCurrent AffairsFamily StoriesFeature FilmPolitics and societyReleased
Feature FilmIn Development/ProductionOthers Topics
BiopicHuman RightsPolitics and societyShort Film
ArtBiopicFeature FilmIn Development/ProductionOther Topics
BiopicExperimentalFeature FilmPolitics and societyWIP/Postproduction
Feature FilmOther TopicsWIP/Postproduction
ArtElderlyExperimentalFeature FilmIn Development/ProductionWomen Directors
BiopicCurrent AffairsExperimentalFamily StoriesFeature FilmHuman RightsLGBTIQ+Politics and societyWIP/Postproduction
ReleasedSerie
Family StoriesFeature FilmOther TopicsWIP/Postproduction
ExperimentalFeature FilmHuman RightsPolitics and societyReleasedWomen Directors
Current AffairsHuman RightsPolitics and societyReleasedWomen Directors
FinishedFirst NationsSeries
Childhood, Coming of AgeEducationFeature FilmIn Development/ProductionPolitics and society
Family StoriesFeature FilmFinishedFirst NationsHuman RightsWomen Directors
Current AffairsIn Development/ProductionInclusionLGBTIQ+Other TopicsPolitics and societyWeb Serie
ArtChildhood, Coming of AgeFeature FilmMusicPersonal StoriesPolitics and societyWIP/Postproduction
In Development/ProductionSerie
Feature FilmIn Development/Production
In Development/ProductionScienceSerie
BiopicExperimentalFinishedLGBTIQ+Short Film
ArchitectureBiopicFamily StoriesIn Development/ProductionNew languagesSerieWomen Directors
Feature FilmIn Development/Production
In Development/ProductionSerie
EnvironmentHuman RightsIn Development/ProductionPolitics and societySerie
EnvironmentFinishedMidlength FilmScience
Feature FilmHuman RightsPolitics and societyWIP/Postproduction
ArtEnvironmentFeature FilmHuman RightsIn Development/ProductionMusicWomen Directors
In Development/ProductionSerie
ElderlyFeature FilmHuman RightsIn Development/ProductionWomen Directors
BiopicFeature FilmHuman RightsWIP/PostproductionWomen Directors
Feature FilmFinishedLGBTIQ+MusicWomen Directors
Feature FilmIn Development/Production
ExperimentalFeature FilmPolitics and societyReleased
Childhood, Coming of AgeFamily StoriesFeature FilmHuman RightsWIP/Postproduction
BiopicCurrent AffairsFeature FilmMusicWIP/Postproduction
Current AffairsEducationEnvironmentFamily StoriesFirst NationsIn Development/ProductionScienceSerieWIP/Postproduction
ArtElderlyShort Film
Feature FilmPolitics and societyWIP/Postproduction
Current AffairsFeature FilmPolitics and societyReleased
ArtBiopicExperimentalFamily StoriesFeature FilmIn Development/ProductionInclusionWomen Directors
BiopicEducationFamily StoriesFirst NationsHuman RightsPersonal StoriesPolitics and societyReleasedWomen Directors
BiopicFamily StoriesFeature FilmPersonal StoriesWIP/PostproductionWomen Directors
BiopicChildhood, Coming of AgeLGBTIQ+Short FilmWomen Directors
Human RightsInclusionPolitics and societyReleasedShort FilmWomen Directors
Feature FilmWIP/Postproduction
ArtBiopicElderlyMidlength FilmMusic
EnvironmentFinishedOthers Topics
BiopicFamily StoriesReleasedShort FilmWomen Directors