Human Rights Politics and society Released Short Film Women Directors

Dreams of crickets

Directed by:

Amaranta Espinoza and Macarena Ortiz

Produced by:

Amaranta Espinoza and Macarena Ortiz

Contact:

amaranta.espinoza@gmail.com / maca.ortizd@gmail.com

  • Format

    HD

  • Duration

    6 min

  • Country

    Chile

Synopsis

Recycled images come together in two voices: a young man deprived of liberty in the Punta Arenas prison, convicted for his participation in the social mobilizations of October 2019 after a trial marked by irregularities; and a father seeking justice for his son, also held captive in the carefully assembled cogs of prison society.

Team

  • Amaranta

    Espinoza

    Director and Producer

    Visual artist who investigates social and gender issues in Latin America through interventions, embroidery and drawings, among other techniques.

  • Macarena

    Ortiz

    Director and Producer

    Audiovisual editor with experience in different formats and interest in the use of files.

Technical Info

Year of production: 2022
Format: HD
Duration: 6:00 min
Country/ies: Chile
Director:
Amaranta Espinoza and Macarena Ortiz
Producer: Amaranta Espinoza and Macarena Ortiz

Awards and Official Selections

– FECICH15, Chilean Film Festival. Quilpue, Chile.
National short film radiography competition.
– Fidocs26 International Documentary Festival of Santiago, Chile.
Emerging short film competition.
– Penco-Lirquen Film Festival. Penco, Chile.
First place Emerging documentary contest.
– Docket6 – International emerging documentary film festival. Quito, Ecuador.
First Place Documentary Short Film Contest.
– DocsMX 2023 – Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival International fragments

Projections
RABIA Latin American Film Festival. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ficlaventana, Santiago, Chile
MIEL Miradas en lucha de Maizal, Lima, 2022
Festival de cine anarquista, Mar del Plata, 2022
Festival de cine anarquista, Valparaíso, 2022
Festival de cine anarquista, Lima, 2022

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