Raíces (eng: Roots)

2021 | HSLU Camera Arts | documentary | 17′ | spanish | english subtitles

The filmmaker takes us on an explorative journey to find out more about her mother’s family. Part of them had to flee Chile in 1973 during the Military Coup, since they had a close connection to the former president Salvador Allende. Through fragmented memories, we accompany her cousin Lua, who faces the uncertainty of who she is and asks questions about the family’s history. How does this generation deal with the past and how does it continue to shape their identity?

FESTIVALS OFFICIAL SELECTION

Festival Manuel Trujillo Durán (Venezuela)
Esto Es Para Esto (Mexico)
València Indie Film Festival (Spain)
South America Awards (Brazil)
KO:SH Film Fest (Albania)
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (USA)
Nova Frontier Film Festival (USA)
Libélula Dorada International Short film Festival (Dominican Republic)
Videotitlán, Latin American Video Festival (Costa Rica)
International Social Change Film Festival ( Chicago)
Barcelona International Short Film Festival (Spain)

AWARDS

South America Awards (Brazil)
Winner Best Student Film Award
Winner Best Cinematography Student Film Award
Winner Social Impact Award

FICIMAD (Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid) (Spain)
Winner Best Documentary Film Editing in the Student Movies Category

Nova Frontier Film Festival New York (USA)
Winner Best Short Film

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