Completed - SPANISH - Documentary - 120 minutes
The filmmaker’s house in Santiago has a door that leads to the sidewalk, which separates two spaces: the inner space, and the outer space. Inside, there are many objects from which he takes stories that tells with his own voice. But he is interrupted when acquaintances and strangers ring the bell.
Year of production : 2012 Director(s) : Ignacio AGÜERO Writer(s) : Ignacio AGÜERO Producer(s) : Ignacio AGUERO (Aguero & Asociados Ltda), Cristian ASPEE (Suricato ), Amalric DE PONTCHARRA (Aguero & Asociados Ltda)
The film director’s house in Santiago has a door that leads to the sidewalk, which separates two spaces: the inner space, the house itself, and the outer space, the city. There is a corridor in the inner space which has a large window that leads to a small patio. The wisteria, the boungavillea and the old vine trunk struggle among them. They coexist with a variety of birds that come down to the patio and drink water from a fountain and bathe in it, plus one cat that belongs to the adjacent houses. Sunlight comes through the window as it moves during the changing seasons. Inside the house, there are many objects from which the director takes stories that he tells with his own voice. These stories are interrupted when acquaintances and strangers ring the bell. The director opens the door and becomes interested in the strangers. He asks about their address and goes to their houses to knock on their doors, creating a net of links between his house and the strangers’ houses. This net is drawn in a large map of the city found inside the house. This way, a braid of characters, spaces, time and stories is built.
Country(ies) : CHILE