Director Ignacio Agüero interrupts the production of a film that is taking place in Chile during 1984 to ask the filmmakers what is the point of filming in Chile under the Pinochet dictatorship

Curator's Note

A lesson in political cinema. How to film under a dictatorship? Under the cover of making documentaries about potentially frivolous subjects, such as a film shoot and a film workshop for children, Ignacio Agüero gets right to the heart of what it means to live in Chilean society under Pinochet. There is a limit to the filmmaker's self-expression, a shadow that stalks them and won't let them say what they want to say. And when he films the poverty and lack of education of the children, Agüero is able to get away with it by juxtaposing it against the activities of the workshop, tying his investigation and critique to the laughter and curiosity of the children. Who could object? Again, a beautiful lesson in political cinema, no slogans, no shouting - simply a work of intelligence and curiosity. - Jhon Hernandez

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