A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
Mi tío mayor es esquizofrénico y además un fumador crónico. Mi abuela se enfermó de los pulmones a causa del humo del cigarrillo y se tuvo que ir a vivir donde una de sus hijas. Desde entonces, mi abuelo ha tenido que hacerse cargo solo de mi tío, viendo pasar desde lejos la inminente muerte de su esposa.
My oldest uncle is a schizophrenic and also a chronic smoker. My grandmother’s lungs started to fail due to the cigarette smoke and she had to go to live with one of her daughters. Since then, my grandfather has had to take care of my uncle all by himself, being a silent witness of the imminent death of his beloved wife.
Film Festivals and Awards
Best Documentary Short Film, Flickerfest, Australia
Best Documentary Short Film, Camerimage, Poland
Best Documentary Short Film, Chicago International Film Festival, USA
Best Documentary Short Film, Krakow Film Festival, Poland
Best Documentary Short Film, Latino Film Festival Berlin LAKINO, Germany
Audience Award, Internationales Kurz Film Festival Hamburg, Germany
TIFF Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival In Amsterdam, Netherlands
Festival Internacional De Curtas Do Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
ZINEBI Bilbao, Spain
Moscow Film Festival, Russia
SANFIC Santiago International Documentary Film Festival, Chile
Documentary
22 minutes
2015
Chile