Correspondence

Chile Spain
2020
Documentary
20 min.

CORRESPONDENCIA

 

Directors | Carla Simón, Dominga Sotomayor
Script | Dominga Sotomayor, Carla Simón
Directors of photography | Dominga Sotomayor, Carla Simón
Editing 
| Dominga Sotomayor, Carla Simón
Producers | Carla Sospedra, Dominga Sotomayor, Maria Zamora
Production companies | Cinestación, Avalon Productora Cinematográfica SL

 

In the form of a filmed epistolary conversation, two young filmmakers discuss film, present and past family, heritage, and maternity. The personal and profound reflections—which are embodied in the graceful images taken day-to-day—are suddenly echoed by the political emergency of a country.

 

About the directors:

Carla Simón (Barcelona, 1986) studied at University Autonomous of Barcelona and University of California. She was awarded with a scholarship to study a MA at the London Film School. SUMMER 1993 was her autobiographical debut, premiered at the Berlinale 2017 where it won the Best First Film Award. Dominga Sotomayor (Santiago, 1985) debuted in feature films with THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY, 2012. She made history at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018 becoming the first woman to win the Golden Leopard Award for Best Direction for her film TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG 2018.

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