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Visceral Chilean Docs Head to Cannes for Fifth Annual Showcase, Featuring Chile and Cuba’s Parallel Battles, a Chilean Cowboy, an Argentine Sex Worker
More Marché titles: ’Burning Daddy’ from Venice Winner Tana Gilbert, ‘The Letelier File,’ from Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, the moving ‘The Last Witness.’
From tackling the country’s vicious dictatorship to honing in on intimate personal narratives while shattering taboos, Chilean documentary filmmakers continue to push boundaries and adapt to the pulse of broader social cues, committing to wide-ranging themes that not only educate, but enthral. “There’s a deep brotherhood between Chile and Cuba, forged by a history of shared struggles and ideals,” Pereira relayed, admitting the desire to create the film came after meeting Cuban creatives, in hopes of “reconnecting with dreams that once moved us: the longing for a less unequal, more supportive society, where cinema could also be a tool to imagine the collective.” Recounting the pursuit and capture of German preacher Paul Schäfer, who fronted Colonia Dignidad – a colony known for torture and murder of Pinochet defectors – the film, produced by Chile’s La Ventana Cine, unpacks the trauma and fortitude required to see the case through.
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