The documentary is based on the discovery of some film rolls at the flea market in Valparaíso, Chile and the realization that these were negatives and part of discarded film material from the lost Chilean movie "Isla de Pascua", filmed on Easter Island by Jorge di Lauro and Nieves Yankovic in 1961. The documentary relates the search for the original film by an archaeologist and a film restorer, the background to the film and its original makers, based on interviews to Chilean filmmakers and film researchers, the Rapanui people and most importantly the main character that features in the original film. The documentary records the reactions and impressions of the people on Rapanui after the screening of the original materials found, which had never before been shown on the island. The footage of the original film shows life on the island before the onset of commercial flights, tourism and the installation of the Chilean administration.
Runtime:
00:55:59
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Directors: Carmen Brito
Writers: Carmen Brito,
Producers: Andrea Seelenfreund, Josefina Arriagada, Leo Pakarati, Paula Rossetti
Director: Carmen Brito
Carmen Brito, is a leading Chilean film restorer, film editor, director and film post-producer. She teaches film restoration at Arcis University in Chile. Until 2010 she was head of the technical department of the National Film Archive. She studied at the Film Institute of Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and then specialized in mounting techniques at the School of Arts and Communication at the same university. In 2013, the Chilean Arts Council and the Audiovisual Industry, granted her the Sienna award for lifetime achievements in over 40 years as a film restorer and negative cutter. She enjoys a solid reputation in the Chilean film having been involved in most of the film salvages of the Chilean cinema and also of some international films.
The documentary is based on the discovery of some film rolls at the flea market in Valparaíso, Chile and the realization that these were negatives and part of discarded film material from the lost Chilean movie "Isla de Pascua", filmed on Easter Island by Jorge di Lauro and Nieves Yankovic in 1961. The documentary relates the search for the original film by an archaeologist and a film restorer, the background to the film and its original makers, based on interviews to Chilean filmmakers and film researchers, the Rapanui people and most importantly the main character that features in the original film. The documentary records the reactions and impressions of the people on Rapanui after the screening of the original materials found, which had never before been shown on the island. The footage of the original film shows life on the island before the onset of commercial flights, tourism and the installation of the Chilean administration.
Directors: Carmen Brito
Writers: Carmen Brito,
Producers: Andrea Seelenfreund, Josefina Arriagada, Leo Pakarati, Paula Rossetti
Director: Carmen Brito
Carmen Brito, is a leading Chilean film restorer, film editor, director and film post-producer. She teaches film restoration at Arcis University in Chile. Until 2010 she was head of the technical department of the National Film Archive. She studied at the Film Institute of Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and then specialized in mounting techniques at the School of Arts and Communication at the same university. In 2013, the Chilean Arts Council and the Audiovisual Industry, granted her the Sienna award for lifetime achievements in over 40 years as a film restorer and negative cutter. She enjoys a solid reputation in the Chilean film having been involved in most of the film salvages of the Chilean cinema and also of some international films.
Categories:
Festival de cine recobrado
Valparaíso
October 15, 2014
work in progress
FEMCINE
Santiago, Chile
March 26, 2015
Premiere
Festival de Cine y Video Indigena
Santiago, Chile
June 24, 2015
Centro Cultural Tongariki
Easter Island, Chile
March 31, 2015
Premiere
student project: No
completion date: 2015-01-30
shooting format: digital
aspect ratio:
film color: Color
first-time filmmaker: No
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