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The Bones (Los huesos)
Directed by Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
Chile
2021
14 mins
Miami International Short Film Award
The Bones (Los Huesos) is a fictitious account of the world’s first stop-motion animated film. Dated 1901 and excavated in 2021 as Chile drafts a new Constitution, the footage documents a ritual performed by a girl who appears to use human corpses. Emerging in the ritual are Diego Portales and Jaime Guzmán, central figures in the construction of authoritarian and oligarchic Chile.
Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña are a Chilean artistic duo best known for their first feature film La Casa Lobo, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.
Supported by YoungArts.