CINESPECIE is an audiovisual production company based in Chile, focused on the development and creation of documentary, experimental and hybrid films from the viewpoint of sexual dissident artists. Their films have been awarded and widely distributed in national and international festivals, as well as in cultural and educational centers and social organizations. It is currently developing “Madame Wittmann’s criminal record”, the fourth film by Nicolás Videla (Naomi Campbel, The Devil’s Magnificent, Travesti Odyssey), as well as the debut films “Mordaz” by Clio Dinamarca, “Dysphoria Football Club” by Inti Lorca and “María Three Nuts” by Carolina Cheuquepán. The production company’s work is characterized by an ethical and gender perspective, weaving stories of diverse people and communities.

Interests

Our focus is on human rights and the memory of the LGBT+ population. We are interested in cinema as a medium to subvert hegemonic discourses on sex, gender, and desire, weaving stories of individuals and diverse communities that defy the norms of their social and political contexts.

In terms of production, we aim to foster co-productions and international partnerships.

Services

Development and production of films.

In parallel, we collaborate with projects in other artistic disciplines, contributing through creative direction and audiovisual production.

Projects

Mordaz
In Editing

Clio (25) tries to follow the legal case of Estefano (20), a young trans man that he doesn’t know and who is deprived of his liberty for defending himself from a transphobic attack. The dialogue between an unsuccessful epistolary attempt, due to the prison’s distance, along with searching for his family files, will reveal a systemic transphobic violence. During this process, he’ll find the strength to confront his own father, who is also a filmmaker, and who questions both his gender identity and his approach to cinema.

Madame Wittmann’s criminal record
In development

The transsexual vedette Evelyn Wittmann (74), who settled in France after the dictatorship, returns to Chile to sell a plot of land. During the nine months of her visit, she recounts her fascinating life, marked by cabaret and the criminalization of her identity. Her story intersects with the search for the lost documentary “Prontuario” (1969) by Hernán Garrido. She claims to have appeared there, along with eleven colleagues, after an ambush in 1968 at Boîte Bossanova, the famous “Casa de la tía Carlina”.

Team

• Kevin

  Magne

  Producer

• Nicolás

  Videla

  Director and Producer

• Anastasia

  Benavente

  Producer, Screenwriter and researcher

• Andre

  Millán

  Sound Director

• Clio

  Dinamarca

  Director