Art Biopic Feature Film WIP/Post production

Vidiella, the Archive of the Beast

Directed by:

Jonathan Aravena

Produced by:

Isham Kamil

Production Company:

Cooperativa de trabajo Trashumante Audiovisual

Contact:

ishamassis@gmail.com

  • Format

    Full HD

  • Duration

    60 min

  • Country

    Chile

Synopsis

In 2021, actor Tomás Vidiella dies. His sister, Eliana, hands over to a team of researchers the archive that will establish the Café-Theater and Cabaret genres in Chile. Vidiella seems to want to portray herself from her archive; He defines himself as a “beast of theater.” His colleagues help us to pursue the desire and delirium of the person who reopened the dusty “Hollywood” theater to bring the first transvestite character of our theater on stage: Lulú from Cabaret Bijoux.

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Team

  • Jonathan

    Aravena

    Director

    Jonathan Aravena, playwright, theater researcher, and responsible for organizing the archives of actress Ana González, photographer René Combeau, and chileescena. «El archivo de una bestia» (The Archive of a Beast) is his debut film. With it, he embarks on a research process into the archives of actor Tomás Vidiella, initiating a creative phase that brings the study of theatricality to audiovisual media, observing the particular expression found in art archives and seeking new ways to narrate their existence, making this his debut feature.

  • Isham

    Kamil

    Producer

    Isham Assis is a producer and member of the Cooperativa de trabajo Trashumante Audiovisual and co-founder of the Alicia Vega Film Club. She focuses on work in Popular/Marginal Culture, Human Rights, Environment, and Feminism. Some of her works include production, scriptwriting, and editing for «SOMOS EL RÍO» (2021); Production management for «SEQUÍA» (2020); co-direction, scriptwriting, production, and editing for «PASALACALLE, EL ARTE DE RESISTIR» (2025); production of the music video «BIEN BONI» (2021) by Araceli Cantora and «SERPIENTE» (2023) by ADDIS ABABA; production for «VIDIELLA, EL ARCHIVO DE UNA BESTIA» (2025) directed by Jonathan Aravena.

Technical Info

Year of Production: 2025
Format: Full HD
Duration: 60 minutes
Country/Countries: Chile
Director: Jonathan Aravena
Producer: Isham Assis
Production Company: Trashumante Audiovisual Work Cooperative
Website: Coming soon
Social Media: @trashumanteaudiovisual
Distributor or Sales Agent:

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