Meeting Point
(Punto de encuentro)
Roberto Baeza | Documentary
2022 | 90 minutes | Chile
Two filmmakers recreate their fathers' experiences in a torture center during the Chilean dictatorship.
Synopsis
Filmmakers Alfredo García and Paulina Costa were babies when both of their fathers were taken by the forces of Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile. Together their fathers were held in a small cell within Villa Grimaldi, one of the most notorious torture centers of that era. During their imprisonment, their fathers forged an unbreakable friendship, but only one of them survived to return to his family. Now, 45 years later, the filmmakers and their families reconstruct the last days before their fathers were taken and what lay in store for them while in captivity.
Combining fiction and non-fiction formats, this extraordinary work explores the generational trauma left behind by a bloodthirsty dictatorship. Aer almost half a century, the wounds are still open: this work brings more light to the violence of the past to forge a fair present and dream for a better future.
Reviews
“Cinema can be a powerful tool…Baeza’s wonderful and emotionally rich documentary Meeting Point…succeeds on multiple levels.” — Courtney Small, POV Magazine
“Roberto Baeza has managed to capture the emotionally disturbing process with great sensitivity. A polyphonic project treating the way in which the horrors of the military dictatorship are deeply entangled with Chile’s tension-filled present.” — Exground Filmfest 36
“In many moments, we are faced with something more akin to a making-of... We draw a parallel with 'theater within theater.'.” — Pilar Jiménez, Culturizarte
“Talking about these things hurts, but facing what hurts... allows us to break down ideological barriers and build bridges of empathy.” — Gustavo González Rodríguez, Meer
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Main credits
Baeza Rogers, Roberto (film director)
Baeza Rogers, Roberto (screenwriter)
García Vera, Alfredo (film producer)
García Vera, Alfredo (screenwriter)
García Vera, Alfredo (on-screen participant)
Costa Maluk, Pauline (film producer)
Costa Maluk, Pauline (screenwriter)
Costa Maluk, Pauline (on-screen participant)
Other credits
Cinematography, Alejandro Carrasco Peralta; editing, Carlos Dittborn Callejas; music, Ricardo Santander.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Culture + Identity
Dance + Performing Arts
Family
Fascism + Repression
History
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
South America
Visual Arts
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Hot Docs Festival; SANFIC Santiago International Film Festival - Best Film Domestic Competition; DOCS MX; FICVIÑA - Documentary Audience Award; Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival; FIFDH International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights; Uruguay International Film Festival; Maine International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Roberto Baeza
NATIONALITY: Chile
YEAR: 2022
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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