LA CIUDAD DE LOS FOTÓGRAFOS
Chile 2006 – Director: Sebastián Moreno – Original language: Spanish – Subtitles: English – Length: 80 min.
During Augusto Pinochet's regime in the 1980s a small group of independent photographers took to the streets and documented the atrocities, the violence, the riots and fighting that was going on around them in Santiago, Chile. While Pinochet's army had guns, the photographers used their cameras as weapons. The act of taking a photograph became an expression of freedom. When they were published in Chile and by foreign media the photographers' shocking images of terror became their contribution to revolution.
Among the fearless band of photographers was filmmaker Sebastián Moreno's father. His testimony in words and pictures is laid out in this film alongside contributions from his colleagues and archive footage, which brings the images of the past to life. The photographers' black and white pictures serve as their legacy: an unfading reminder of the horrors of a brutal dictatorship and of the courageous spirit of a group of artists who felt compelled to reveal to the world scenes that had not been intended for the public eye.
English/Original Title: The City of Photographers. Writer: Nona Fernandez, Claudia Barril, Sebastián Moreno. Camera: David Bravo, Sebastián Moreno. Sound: Erik del Valle. Editing: Teresa Viera-Gallo. Music: Manuel García, Silvio Paredes. Production: Las Películas del Pez. Producer: Sebastián Moreno. International Sales: Las Peliculas del Pez
