Alva
After his children are taken away by social services, a troubled loner seeks revenge and flees into the inhospitable forest.
98'
Portugal
IFFR 2019
Chilean documentary maker Karin Cuyul was named after Karin Eitel, a young woman who in 1987 was arrested, and questioned and tortured live on television by Pinochet’s secret police, on the eve of a referendum that brought an end to a quarter-century of terror. Almost 10 years after this shocking broadcast, the director, as a young girl, met the parents of her namesake, and they took a photo of her.
The director travels through Chile, searching for the origin of this photo, reconstructing her own past and that of her parents, about whom she uncovers hidden aspects. She films most of this odyssey from the safety of her car, supplementing this footage with memories and video. The resulting film reveals both personal and a collective aspects of a painful period of recent Chilean history.
Special Mention Bright Future Competition, IFFR 2019.
IFFR 2019
- 78'
- Chile
- 2019
- Director
- Karin Cuyul
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Countries of production
- Chile, Brazil
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 78'
- Medium
- DCP
- International title
- Story of My Name
- Language
- Spanish
- Producers
- Joséphine Schroeder, Dominga Sotomayor, Ana Alice de Morais
- Production Companies
- Pequén Producciones, Cinestación, 3 MOINHOS
- Sales
- Cinestación
- Screenplay
- Karin Cuyul
- Cinematography
- Felipe Bello
- Editor
- Nicolás Tabilo, Catalina Marín
- Sound Design
- Roberto Collio
- Director
- Karin Cuyul
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Countries of production
- Chile, Brazil
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 78'
- Medium
- DCP
- International title
- Story of My Name
- Language
- Spanish
- Producers
- Joséphine Schroeder, Dominga Sotomayor, Ana Alice de Morais
- Production Companies
- Pequén Producciones, Cinestación, 3 MOINHOS
- Sales
- Cinestación
- Screenplay
- Karin Cuyul
- Cinematography
- Felipe Bello
- Editor
- Nicolás Tabilo, Catalina Marín
- Sound Design
- Roberto Collio
Programme IFFR 2019
Bright Future Main Programme
Emerging talent with original subject matter and an individual style. Includes the films nominated for the Bright Future Competition for first feature films.
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80'
Germany
IFFR 2019
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Life’s key elements come together in this visual film symphony and ode to today's colourful Jamaica.
77'
Jamaica
IFFR 2019