Known for Acting
Alberto, an 88-year-old painter, lives in a nursing home. He receives a visit from an old friend who suggests that he paint a painting on the abolition of the death penalty, a theme they have shared since their youth struggles. He refuses but finally accepts the proposal, entering a trance in which his life, art, death, and dreams are mixed.
Documentary series that takes a nostalgic journey through decades of Chilean theater and its history.
A group of Chilean actors reflect on their works when they see footage off their characters on film and TV.
In the nineteenth century, a French adventurer sets off to establish a kingdom in the inhospitable South of Chile, uniting the feared Mapuche under him. The response of the Chilean army is devastating.
Santiago leaves a small town jail and, finding no job, gets involved in a robbery that goes wrong, ending up committing a crime. Desperate, runs away and hides in a big city using a random fake name, in search for a second chance. However, that name is the same of another man also hiding a dark secret. Completely made with still photos, The Name explores memory, individual responsibility and the chance to start over.
Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.
Lucía is a young woman who works as a seamstress in a factory and lives with her father in an old house in Santiago, Chile. The film occurs in December 2006 during the weeks that take place from the ex-dictator Pinochet’s funeral to Christmas Eve. Through the simple observation of Lucía’s daily life, the spectator is allowed access into a hidden and neglected world of a generation of Chileans striving to recover from the military dictatorship.
A team of Chilean miners are trapped underground for months and hold out for a miraculous rescue.
Alicia Molinari, the psychologist of an upper-class School discovers a rugged case of sexual child abuse towards one of the students, unleashing a spiral of doubts between the parents and teachers.
Early 1970s. Latin America was under a military dictatorship. Some political groups opted for armed struggle to confront the regime. Boni, an engineering student of humble background adheres to the armed struggle, but carries doubts and fears as to whether this would really be the best way, as he fears for his family, his girlfriend and the future, which seems more uncertain every day. Like so many, he is arrested, tortured and banished from the country. In exile in Chile, together with his partner Cecilia, he comes to understand society in a different way. He begins to work and live with the Chilean people, realizing that to change reality it is first necessary to understand it.
Félix decides to separate for a time from his wife, and leave the house. After this, he moves to the apartment of his brother Oscar, who is totally different from him. Both will have to adapt their incompatible lifestyles for the sake of a nice coexistence.
