{"id":3183,"date":"2022-04-29T18:23:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2022-05-23T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:24:10","slug":"hot-docs-forum-highlights-chilean-storytelling-with-made-in-chile-strand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/hot-docs-forum-highlights-chilean-storytelling-with-made-in-chile-strand\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Docs Forum Highlights Chilean Storytelling With Made In Chile Strand"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Variety<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

In collaboration with Hot Docs 2022, Chiledoc announced that the Toronto-based festival will showcase seven Chilean documentaries as part of its Made In Chile strand.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Screening from April 29, the selections highlight the burgeoning global impact of Chile\u2019s spirited documentary film initiative, encompassing diverse and bold perspectives from new voices nationwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As North America\u2019s largest documentary film festival, conference and market, Hot Docs strives to forge essential relationships that lead to production opportunities for documentary filmmakers with a keen eye on the global market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to celebrate and spotlight this new movement of documentary filmmakers from Chile,\u201d shares Shane Smith, director of programming for Hot Docs. \u201cTheir bold and daring approach to reexamining their country\u2019s multifaceted history while crafting powerful and distinctively Chilean stories is making the documentary industry, and the world, take notice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Made in Chile bows, indeed, just days after \u201cMy Imaginary Country,\u201d from Patricio Guzm\u00e1n, the doyen of Chilean documentary filmmakers, was selected for a special screening at the Cannes Festival.<\/p>\n

Paula Ossand\u00f3n, director of Chiledoc, the sectorial brand for Chilean documentary, elaborates on the state of documentary filmmaking in Chile: \u201cThe production of documentaries in Chile is prolific. It could be said that Chile is a country of documentarians. And not only in the field of feature films, but also short films and series. The Chilean documentary has a long history of international recognition in festivals and markets, but we could say that today it is at a special moment, a moment where isolated examples are no longer those that shine abroad, but there is a sustained production, recognized for its thematic diversity and for its artistic quality, depth of content and stories of universal interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cIt\u2019s a boom moment that\u2019s been exemplified in the nomination of \u201cThe Mole Agent\u201d for the Oscars. or in which two documentaries \u201cBeyond My Grandfather Allende\u201d and \u201cThe Cordillera Of Dreams,\u201d which won the Golden Eye in Cannes; or that Hot Docs, the largest documentary festival in North America, has decided to make a Chilean spotlight this year; or that for the third time we have a Showcase for films in the editing stage at Cannes Docs de March\u00e9 du Film. Today it\u2019s not just about specific documentaries, but about filmmakers who are recognized for their talent and a production valued for its artistic solidity and professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

A breakdown of the titles points to recurrent themes and trends Ossand\u00f3n pointed out as \u201cthe main social problems that the country is experiencing.\u201d They touch on social revolt and the new government led by Gabriel Boric, and the current constitutional process where a popularly elected assembly is writing a new Constitution for Chile. <\/p>\n

She also stated that the issues of gender dissidence are significant for Chilean filmmakers, both their experiences and demands, and that ethnic identity is very relevant and recurrent in Chilean documentaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonal memory, intimate stories are also becoming important on the Chilean documentary scene; as well as the collective memory and the saving of the History, with capital letters, of our country. Chile has always been a country where the issues of memory and human rights have great significance,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Suspicion: Zokunetu\u201d World Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Director Daniel Diaz provides a sobering glimpse into the life of his uncle, Bernardo Oyarz\u00fan, a prominent Mapuche artist who was arrested on suspicion of jewelry theft; though he bore no resemblance to the actual thief. Produced by Esteban Sandoval (\u201cPerro Bomba\u201d) and Felipe Poblete, the film touches on deep-seated prejudice against Mapuche in Chile as well as the touching bond between family and Oyarz\u00fan\u2019s storied career.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeeting Point\u201d World Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Through raw emotion, director Roberto Baeza and filmmakers Paulina Costa and Alfredo Garc\u00eda set out to document the profound journey of turning traumatic lived experiences into revealing cinema. Marking a devastating dark era for Chile, they reconstruct the story of their fathers who met in captivity during Pinochet\u2019s dictatorship in Chile.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesert Space\u201d International Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n

*In Northern Chile, solitude transforms into community as a solemn security guard, Leonel, shares his passion and conviction for the existence of extraterrestrial life. The film\u2019s exquisite cinematography reveals a vast landscape of possibility as he expands on his cosmic indulgence by organizing the first public UFO observation event in the emblematic Atacama desert. Directed by Yerko Ravlic and produced by Michel Toledo.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlis\u201d North American Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Imagination is the master key to this film, directed by Nicolas van Hemelryck and Clare Weiskopf of \u201cAmazona\u201d fame, that follows teenage girls as they embark on adventures with an imaginary classmate to escape the unrelenting chaos of life on the streets of Bogota. Embracing the future while constructing their narratives, serves to break the cyclical violence. Sold by Latido.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrimera\u201d Canadian Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n

*On Oct. 18, 2019 a sudden upheaval of the system took place in Santiago as student protests erupted after a spike in public transport fares. Filmmaker Vee Bravo documented the events from an activist\u2019s lens as the movement escalated and the government crackdown intensified.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorrupted\u201d World Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n

*After losing her memory to electroshock therapy, Andrea experimentally reconstructs her past using found footage, diary entries and audio recordings. Directed by Juan Cifuentes Mera (\u201cLos Ojos Del Sapo\u201d).
\nThe Mole Agent\u201d Online Screening<\/p>\n

*Oscar-nominated for best documentary feature, directed by Maite Alberdi (\u201cI\u2019m Not From Here\u201d) and a hot sales title for Dogwoof, the film follows Sergio, an octogenarian and unlikely secret agent, as he delves into allegations of elder abuse and theft within a Chilean retirement community. He reveals another kind of crime entirely.\u201dThe first time I saw a cut, what stayed with me was the incredible capacity that Maite has to bring tenderness and humanity to a subject that can be very dark,\u201d Chile\u2019s Pablo Larrain told Variety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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