Tuesday, March 22, 7:30pm
Student Union Movie Theater, UNC Charlotte Main Campus
I am from Chile
Director Gonzalo Díaz Ugarte
Chile, 2013, 108 min
In Spanish with English subtitles
Introduction by Dr. Spencer Salas, Associate Professor of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education, UNC Charlotte. Discussion will follow screening.
I Am from Chile is the story of Salvador, who moves to London from Chile to study English and travel around Europe at his parents’ expense. He stays with his aunt María, who makes a rather decent living renting the rooms of her house to other immigrants. But when a financial crisis back home leaves Salvador with no resources of his own, he has no other choice but to make ends meet with the help of María and his roommates, taking on a series of short-term, and at times, dangerous jobs. Difficult and challenging situations will force Salvador out of his protected bourgeois reality and into the real world.
Festivals:
Barranquilla Film Festival – Special Mention Best Ibero American Film
Festival Cine De Punta Del Este – Special Mention Diego Ruiz
Havana’s International Festival Of New Latin American Cinema
Latin American Film Festival Of Montreal
Amsterdam Film Festival
Chicago Latino Film Festival
Social Media Links: I am from Chile on YouTube
The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
