My Imaginary Country
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Neutral, measured, measured documentary / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →This documentary explores the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.
Our read · My Imaginary Country (2022) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded documentary · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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