Sariri (en)

Sariri

Chosen in: 

Director: 

Laura Donoso

Country: 

  • Chile

Year: 

2024

Length: 

80

Scriptwriter: 

Laura Donoso, Sofía Pavesi, Javier de Miguel, Carolina Merino

Editor: 

Antonio Oyarzún

Director of photography: 

Raimundo Naretto

Actors: 

Martina González (Sariri), Catalina Ríos (Dina), Paola Lattus (Mara)

Production: 

Synopsis : 

In La Lágrima, a desertic mining lost town, women live under the strict rules of patriarchy. Dina (16), pressed by an unwanted pregnancy, plans to escape. But when she finds out her sister Sariri (11), has to initiate womanhood after the arrival of her menarche, she’ll have to decide if they’ll escape together through the desert.

Prix: 

GRAND PRIX CINÉMA EN CONSTRUCTION TOULOUSE #42 au festival Cinélatino 2023

Supports: 

- Private investment
- Titrafilm Award Ventana Sur First Cut (2022)

Director's biography: 

Director and screenwriter. She studied film at Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile where she began to participate in various national and international festivals. She has collaborated in short films while studying, exploring the roles of producer, director, and screenwriter. She is currently working as director and co-scriptwriter of the feature film Sariri, her final bachelor's project.

Filmography: 

La Mamita (2019) short film
Sariri (2024) feature film

Production notes: 

Sariri is my first feature film as a producer and it has been an experience full of value on a professional and personal level. By representing a transversal reality, we gave great value to collaborative work. We had the opportunity to work with people who, without knowing the audiovisual field, contributed in a profound way to what we seek to represent. Sariri is the culmination of a collective effort and I hope it can affect the viewer as it did me.