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Floating Population

Directed by:

Carlos Araya Díaz

Produced by:

María Paz González

Production Company:

María una vez

Contact:

mapazgonzalez@gmail.com

  • Format

    4K

  • Duration

    65 min

  • Country

    Chile

Synopsis

Anonymous passengers travel by bus through different corners of Chile. Stories where the physical journey intertwines with mental spaces and the virtual lives of people in transit, seeking to reach solid ground in an uncertain world.

Team

  • Carlos

    Araya Díaz

    Director

    He was born in Calama, 1984. He is a director and writer. He directed «El viaje espacial» (Feature film winner of the Fidocs national competition, 2019). He co-directed «Propaganda» (2014) and «Dios» (2019) for the MAFI collective. He co-directed the short film “Las manos” by the CCPCH collective, (finalist of the Juan Downey international competition, 2022). He published the books «Ejercicios de encuadre» (2014), «Historial de navegación» (2016) and «Floating Population» (2019). He has worked as a teacher in the areas of screenwriting, directing and documentary production. He is currently making the films «Hhe who dances passes» and «Floating Population».

  • María Paz

    González

    Producer

    Director, screenwriter and producer. She has worked for more than 15 years in the documentary area. In 2011 she directed the documentary «Hija». She has been a producer of documentaries such as «Robar a Rodin» (Cristóbal Valenzuela) and «El viaje Espacial» (Carlos Araya Díaz) and is also a co-writer of the documentary «Visión Nocturna» (Carolina Moscoso). Her fiction debut “Lina de Lima” (2019) premiered in the Discovery section of the Toronto Festival and awarded at the Cleveland, Fribourg and Valdivia Festivals. She is currently working on the development of new fiction and documentary feature films, also dedicating herself to teaching film.

Technical Info

Year of production: 2024
Format: 4k
Duration: 65 minutes
Country/s: Chile
Director: Carlos Araya Díaz
Producer: María Paz González
Production company: María una vez

Awards and Official Selections

Selection: WIP Ficviña 2022. Bolivia Lab Award and ZooFilms Postproduction Award.
Selection: WIP National Cinematheque Chile 2022
Selection: Cinema of the Future Southern Encounters. Selection First cut. FicValdivia 2023

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